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8 Committee Note:
9 The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10 Legislative Vote: 12 voting for 1 voting against 3 absent
11 General Description:
12 This bill creates the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Council to establish protocols
13 and standards for the training and functioning of local mental health crisis intervention
14 teams.
15 Highlighted Provisions:
16 This bill:
17 ▸ defines terms;
18 ▸ creates the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Council;
19 ▸ addresses the council's membership, meetings, compensation, and staff;
20 ▸ describes the duties of the council, including developing a program providing for:
21 • training, and developing protocols and standards, for local mental health crisis
22 intervention teams; and
23 • implementation and oversight of crisis intervention teams on a local and
24 statewide basis;
25 ▸ requires the council to present the program and recommendations relating to the
26 program to the Government Operations Interim Committee and other organizations;
27 ▸ provides for training grants as funding becomes available; and
28 ▸ repeals the council after the council's duties are completed.
29 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
30 None
31 Other Special Clauses:
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33 Utah Code Sections Affected:
34 AMENDS:
35 63I-2-262, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 212
36 ENACTS:
37 62A-15-1901, Utah Code Annotated 1953
38 62A-15-1902, Utah Code Annotated 1953
39 62A-15-1903, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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41 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
42 Section 1. Section 62A-15-1901 is enacted to read:
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44 62A-15-1901. Definitions.
45 As used in this part:
46 (1) "Council" means the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Council created in Section
47 62A-15-1902.
48 (2) "Crisis intervention team" means a local mental health crisis intervention team
49 created to provide services to individuals, and the families of individuals, experiencing a
50 behavioral health or psychiatric emergency.
51 (3) "Mental health catchment area" means a county or group of counties governed by a
52 local mental health authority.
53 Section 2. Section 62A-15-1902 is enacted to read:
54 62A-15-1902. Mental Health Crisis Intervention Council -- Creation --
55 Membership -- Meetings -- Compensation -- Staff.
56 (1) There is created, within the division, the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Council.
57 (2) The council comprises the following members:
58 (a) the director or the director's designee;
59 (b) two members representing statewide mental health advocacy organizations,
60 appointed by the director;
61 (c) an individual who has experienced mental illness, appointed by the director;
62 (d) a family member of an individual who has experienced mental illness, appointed by
63 the director;
64 (e) a representative of an urban local mental health authority, appointed by the director;
65 (f) a representative of a rural local mental health authority, appointed by the director;
66 (g) a representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association from an urban area,
67 appointed by the director based upon a recommendation from the association;
68 (h) a representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association from a rural area,
69 appointed by the director based upon a recommendation from the association;
70 (i) a representative of the Utah Sheriffs' Association from an urban area, appointed by
71 the director based upon a recommendation from the association;
72 (j) a representative of the Utah Sheriffs' Association from a rural area, appointed by the
73 director based upon a recommendation from the association;
74 (k) the executive director of the Department of Public Safety or the executive director's
75 designee;
76 (l) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's
77 designee; and
78 (m) other individuals, appointed by the director, with knowledge and experience that
79 would be useful to the council.
80 (3) (a) If a vacancy occurs on the council, the director shall appoint a replacement
81 member.
82 (b) The director may remove a member for cause, including failure to regularly attend
83 meetings.
84 (4) (a) The council shall meet when a meeting is called by the director, the chair, or
85 upon a request of a majority of the council members.
86 (b) A majority of the council members appointed constitutes a quorum and a two-thirds
87 majority of a quorum present constitutes action of the council.
88 (c) The council shall appoint a chair from among the council's members upon a
89 two-thirds majority vote of a quorum.
90 (5) A member of the council may not receive compensation or benefits for the
91 member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
92 (a) Section 63A-3-106;
93 (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
94 (c) rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and
95 63A-3-107.
96 (6) The division shall provide staff support to the council.
97 Section 3. Section 62A-15-1903 is enacted to read:
98 62A-15-1903. Council duties -- Training grants.
99 (1) The council shall develop a program to:
100 (a) train crisis intervention teams throughout the state; and
101 (b) establish standards for crisis intervention teams, including coordination within and
102 between teams.
103 (2) The program shall:
104 (a) include required curriculum and required practice standards based on best practices
105 for crisis intervention;
106 (b) establish standards for completion of initial crisis intervention team training and
107 annual continuing education training, including:
108 (i) at least 40 hours of initial training; and
109 (ii) successful completion of an approved exam;
110 (c) prioritize crisis intervention efforts by collaborating with law enforcement and
111 statewide mental health advocacy efforts;
112 (d) take into consideration local training needs; and
113 (e) establish mental health and law enforcement coordinator roles and responsibilities
114 for implementation and oversight of crisis intervention teams on a statewide basis, and in each
115 mental health catchment area, that utilizes input and representation from:
116 (i) for statewide implementation and oversight:
117 (A) individuals who have experienced mental illness; and
118 (B) statewide mental health advocates; and
119 (ii) for implementation and oversight in a mental health catchment area:
120 (A) individuals who reside within the mental health catchment area and have
121 experienced mental illness; and
122 (B) mental health advocates within the mental health catchment area.
123 (3) The council shall:
124 (a) before July 1, 2022, develop and present the program, in writing, to the director;
125 (b) before August 1, 2022, present the program, and other recommendations related to
126 the duties of the council, for review and input to:
127 (i) the Government Operations Interim Committee;
128 (ii) the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, the Utah Sheriffs' Association, the
129 Department of Public Safety, the Department of Corrections, and the Utah Association of
130 Counties;
131 (iii) the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council, created in Section
132 63M-7-301; and
133 (iv) the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, created in Section
134 63C-18-202; and
135 (c) before December 1, 2022, submit the plan in final form to the Government
136 Operations Interim Committee for consideration as a potential committee bill, which may
137 include a grant of administrative rulemaking authority as appropriate.
138 (4) The division shall, as funding becomes available, provide training grants to crisis
139 intervention teams.
140 Section 4. Section 63I-2-262 is amended to read:
141 63I-2-262. Repeal dates -- Title 62A.
142 (1) Subsection 62A-5-103.1(6) is repealed January 1, 2023.
143 (2) Section 62A-5-111 is repealed January 1, 2021.
144 (3) Title 62A, Chapter 15, Part 19, Mental Health Crisis Intervention Council, is
145 repealed January 1, 2023.