H.B. 186

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SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: David L. Hogue
5 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts uncodified material requiring the Division of Substance Abuse and
10 Mental Health within the Department of Human Services to develop a suicide
11 prevention plan.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . requires the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to develop a suicide
15 prevention plan prior to November 1, 2006;
16 . requires the division to develop the plan with the input of specified groups; and
17 . requires the division to submit the plan to the Health and Human Services Interim
18 Committee at or before the committee's November 2006 interim meeting.
19 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
20 None
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 This bill is repealed on December 31, 2006.
23 Uncodified Material Affected:
24 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Suicide prevention plan.

28 (1) Prior to November 1, 2006, the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
29 within the Department of Human Services shall develop a suicide prevention plan. The plan
30 shall:
31 (a) include specific, measurable actions that may be taken by various governmental
32 agencies, nongovernmental organizations, families, and individuals to prevent and respond to
33 suicide, particularly among adolescent and elderly Utahns;
34 (b) identify those actions under Subsection (1)(a) which have already been
35 implemented;
36 (c) identify those actions under Subsection (1)(a) which have not already been
37 implemented but could be implemented within existing state budgets;
38 (d) identify those actions under Subsection (1)(a) which will require new funding to be
39 implemented or continued; and
40 (e) specify the amount of funding required for each action under Subsection (1)(d) and
41 potential sources of those funds.
42 (2) The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health shall develop the plan under
43 Subsection (1) with the input of:
44 (a) the Division of Aging and Adult Services and the Division of Juvenile Justice
45 Services within the Department of Human Services;
46 (b) the Department of Health;
47 (c) the Administrative Office of the Courts;
48 (d) local substance abuse and mental health authorities;
49 (e) local health departments;
50 (f) the State Office of Education;
51 (g) the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
52 (h) local and national suicide prevention organizations; and
53 (i) persons who have been affected by suicide.
54 (3) The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health shall submit the suicide
55 prevention plan developed under Subsection (1) to the Health and Human Services Interim
56 Committee at or before the committee's November 2006 interim meeting.
57 Section 2. Repeal date.
58 This bill is repealed on December 31, 2006.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-3-06 6:37 AM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel