This bill establishes a designated behavioral health access point within the enhanced 911 system to improve the response to individuals experiencing non-emergent behavioral health crises. It amends existing laws to define the "public safety answering point" as a facility responsible for receiving 911 calls and transferring non-emergent calls to the newly defined "designated behavioral health access point." This access point will serve as a centralized crisis operations center for individuals facing various behavioral health issues, including mental health crises, suicidal thoughts, and substance use disorders.

Additionally, the bill modifies the definitions of "relay routing" and "transfer routing" to include the process of directing non-emergency service requests to the designated behavioral health access point. It also introduces provisions regarding the sharing of information from the behavioral health access point, ensuring that relevant data can be provided to community mental health centers and emergency services agencies while maintaining compliance with the right-to-know law. The act is set to take effect 60 days after its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 106-H:2, 106-H:14
Version adopted by both bodies: 106-H:2, 106-H:14
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: 106-H:2, 106-H:14