This bill amends requirements for providing health coverage and resources to first responders. This bill: - amends eligibility requirements for the Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Personnel Insurance Program; - requires the Department of Public Safety (department) to annually submit a report on first responder agencies' compliance with requirements to provide mental health resources to first responders and first responders' spouses to the:Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; andState Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice's public safety portal; - amends eligibility for receiving mental health resources for separated first responders and separated first responders' spouses; - creates the Mental Health Resources for First Responders Restricted Account (account) to provide funding for the department to provide certain mental health resources to eligible small first responder agencies; - provides a sunset date for grants to first responder agencies; - defines terms; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53-21-102, 53-21-103, 53-21-104.1
Substitute #1: 53-21-101, 53-21-102, 53-21-104.1, 53-21-104.3, 63I-1-253
Substitute #2: 53-21-101, 53-21-102, 53-21-104.1, 53-21-104.3, 63I-1-253
Substitute #3: 53-21-101, 53-21-102, 53-21-104.1, 53-21-104.3, 63I-1-253