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STATEWIDE CRISIS LINE

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher

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House Sponsor: Steve Eliason

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill enacts provisions related to the creation of a statewide mental health crisis
10     line.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms;
14          ▸     creates the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
15          ▸     addresses the membership and duties of the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission;
16          ▸     requires the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission to report to the Political
17     Subdivisions Interim Committee; and
18          ▸     provides a repeal date.
19     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20          None
21     Other Special Clauses:
22          None
23     Utah Code Sections Affected:
24     AMENDS:
25          63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapters 65, 136, 156, 322, and 408
26     ENACTS:
27          63C-18-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
28          63C-18-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
29          63C-18-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953

30          63C-18-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31          63C-18-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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33     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34          Section 1. Section 63C-18-101 is enacted to read:
35     
CHAPTER 18. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS LINE COMMISSION

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Part 1. General Provisions

37          63C-18-101. Title.
38          (1) This chapter is known as the "Mental Health Crisis Line Commission."
39          (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
40          Section 2. Section 63C-18-102 is enacted to read:
41          63C-18-102. Definitions.
42          As used in this chapter:
43          (1) "Commission" means the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission created in Section
44     63C-18-202.
45          (2) "Local mental health crisis line" means a phone number or other response system
46     that is:
47          (a) accessible within a particular geographic area of the state; and
48          (b) intended to allow an individual to contact and interact with a qualified mental or
49     behavioral health professional.
50          (3) "Statewide mental health crisis line" means a statewide phone number or other
51     response system that allows an individual to contact and interact with a qualified mental or
52     behavioral health professional 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
53          Section 3. Section 63C-18-201 is enacted to read:
54     
Part 2. Commission Creation

55          63C-18-201. Title.
56          This part is known as "Commission Creation."
57          Section 4. Section 63C-18-202 is enacted to read:

58          63C-18-202. Commission established -- Members.
59          (1) There is created the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, composed of the
60     following 11 members:
61          (a) the executive director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute;
62          (b) the governor or the governor's designee;
63          (c) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health;
64          (d) one representative of the Office of the Attorney General, appointed by the attorney
65     general;
66          (e) one member of the public, appointed by the chair of the commission;
67          (f) two individuals who are mental or behavioral health clinicians licensed to practice
68     in the state, appointed by the chair of the commission, at least one of whom is an individual
69     who:
70          (i) is licensed as a physician under:
71          (A) Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;
72          (B) Title 58, Chapter 67b, Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; or
73          (C) Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and
74          (ii) is board eligible for a psychiatry specialization recognized by the American Board
75     of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic
76     Specialists;
77          (g) one individual who represents a county of the first or second class, appointed by the
78     Utah Association of Counties;
79          (h) one individual who represents a county of the third, fourth, or fifth class, appointed
80     by the Utah Association of Counties;
81          (i) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House
82     of Representatives; and
83          (j) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate.
84          (2) (a) The executive director of the University Neuropsychiatric Institute is the chair
85     of the commission.

86          (b) The chair of the commission shall appoint a member of the commission to serve as
87     the vice chair of the commission, with the approval of the commission.
88          (c) The chair of the commission shall set the agenda for each commission meeting.
89          (3) (a) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum.
90          (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the commission.
91          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a member may not receive
92     compensation, benefits, per diem, or travel expenses for the member's service on the
93     commission.
94          (b) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by
95     Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
96          (5) The Office of the Attorney General shall provide staff support to the commission.
97          Section 5. Section 63C-18-203 is enacted to read:
98          63C-18-203. Commission duties -- Reporting requirements.
99          (1) (a) The commission shall:
100          (i) identify a method to integrate existing local mental health crisis lines to ensure each
101     individual who accesses a local mental health crisis line is connected to a qualified mental or
102     behavioral health professional, regardless of the time, date, or number of individuals trying to
103     simultaneously access the local mental health crisis line;
104          (ii) study how to establish and implement a statewide mental health crisis line,
105     including identifying:
106          (A) a statewide phone number or other means for an individual to easily access the
107     statewide mental health crisis line;
108          (B) a supply of qualified mental or behavioral health professionals to staff the
109     statewide mental health crisis line; and
110          (C) a funding mechanism to operate and maintain the statewide mental health crisis
111     line; and
112          (iii) coordinate with local mental health authorities in fulfilling the commission's duties
113     described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii).

114          (b) The commission may conduct other business related to the commission's duties
115     described in Subsection (1)(a).
116          (2) Before November 30, 2017, the commission shall report to the Political
117     Subdivisions Interim Committee regarding:
118          (a) the extent to which the commission fulfilled the commission's duties described in
119     Subsection (1); and
120          (b) recommendations for future legislation related to integrating local mental health
121     crisis lines or establishing a statewide mental health crisis line.
122          Section 6. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
123          63I-1-263. Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63N.
124          (1) Subsection 63A-5-104(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
125          (2) Section 63A-5-603, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2023.
126          (3) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
127     1, 2018.
128          (4) Title 63C, Chapter 4b, Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, is
129     repealed November 30, 2019.
130          (5) Title 63C, Chapter 16, Prison Development Commission Act, is repealed July 1,
131     2020.
132          (6) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
133     repealed July 1, 2021.
134          (7) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, is repealed July 1,
135     2018.
136          [(7)] (8) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed
137     July 1, 2020.
138          [(8)] (9) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
139          [(9)] (10) On July 1, 2025:
140          (a) in Subsection 17-27a-404(3)(c)(ii), the language that states "the Resource
141     Development Coordinating Committee," is repealed;

142          (b) Subsection 23-14-21(2)(c) is amended to read "(c) provide notification of proposed
143     sites for the transplant of species to local government officials having jurisdiction over areas
144     that may be affected by a transplant.";
145          (c) in Subsection 23-14-21(3), the language that states "and the Resource Development
146     Coordinating Committee" is repealed;
147          (d) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(1), the language that states "the Resource Development
148     Coordinating Committee created in Section 63J-4-501 and" is repealed;
149          (e) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(2), the language that states "the Resource Development
150     Coordinating Committee and" is repealed;
151          (f) Subsection 63J-4-102(1) is repealed and the remaining subsections are renumbered
152     accordingly;
153          (g) Subsections 63J-4-401(5)(a) and (c) are repealed;
154          (h) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(a) and the
155     word "and" is inserted immediately after the semicolon;
156          (i) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(d) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b);
157          (j) Sections 63J-4-501, 63J-4-502, 63J-4-503, 63J-4-504, and 63J-4-505 are repealed;
158     and
159          (k) Subsection 63J-4-603(1)(e)(iv) is repealed and the remaining subsections are
160     renumbered accordingly.
161          [(10)] (11) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
162     63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2017.
163          [(11)] (12) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
164     2017.
165          [(12)] (13) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
166          [(13)] (14) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 4, Recycling Market Development Zone Act,
167     is repealed January 1, 2021.
168          (b) Subject to Subsection [(13)] (14)(c), Sections 59-7-610 and 59-10-1007 regarding
169     tax credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable

170     years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
171          (c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007:
172          (i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 59-7-610 or
173     59-10-1007, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
174          (ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), if
175     the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
176          (d) Notwithstanding Subsections [(13)] (14)(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a
177     tax credit in accordance with Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007 if:
178          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007; and
179          (ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section
180     59-7-610 or 59-10-1007, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
181     2020; or
182          (B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), the
183     expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
184          [(14)] (15) Section 63N-2-512 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
185          [(15)] (16) (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 6, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
186     January 1, 2021.
187          (b) Section 59-9-107 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
188     calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
189          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(15)] (16)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit
190     in accordance with Section 59-9-107 if:
191          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-9-107 on or before December
192     31, 2020; and
193          (ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
194     Section 63N-2-603 on or before December 31, 2023.
195          [(16)] (17) Title 63N, Chapter 12, Part 3, Utah Broadband Outreach Center, is repealed
196     July 1, 2018.