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Introduced Session

This bill requires crisis hotline centers contracted under the Statewide mobile behavioral health crisis response system to employ individuals with prior experience working with military veterans under rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner of Human Services (commissioner). Pursuant to subsection e. of section 2 of P.L.2022, c.35, contracted crisis hotline centers are required to comply with certain standards and requirements as established by the federal "Natural Suicide Designation Act of 2020," the Federal Communications Commission and any other federal authority having jurisdiction, and the Commissioner of Human Services. Under the current law, the commissioner is required to adopt rules and regulations for the Statewide mobile behavioral health crisis response system that establish qualification, training, and experience requirements for crisis hotline center and mobile crisis response team staff. This bill specifies that these requirements are to include a requirement that crisis hotline centers employ individuals with prior experience working with military veterans.

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Vicky Flynn (R)*,  Bob Auth (R),  Gerry Scharfenberger (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee (on 11/21/2022)

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