This bill addresses provisions related to behavioral health.
This bill:
- changes the entity that administers and reports on the Governor's Suicide Prevention Fund from the governor to the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health (office);
- creates a community-based peer support specialist grant program;
- amends provisions related to individuals eligible for admission to the Utah State Hospital;
- requires the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to maintain a database of involuntary commitments;
- provides that the office appoints the statewide suicide prevention coordinator;
- amends the duties of the Behavioral Health Commission (commission), including to add certain duties that were previously assigned to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Committee;
- changes the name of the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Committee to the Utah Behavioral Health Policy Review Committee and amends the committee's duties and other related provisions;
- requires the commission's Legislative Policy Committee to form a working group to investigate and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding a statewide central authority for coordinating behavioral health initiatives;
- creates a family outreach specialist within the department to:engage with the family of an individual who has recently died by suicide or overdose; and assist the medical examiner with suicide intervention, and postvention;
- makes changes to responsibilities related to the Underage Drinking Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted Account;
- amends the duties and membership of the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Committee;
- defines terms; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.