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	12	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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14	20		AN ACT CONCERNING RE GIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AC TION
15	21		ORGANIZATIONS.
16	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	23		Assembly convened:
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19	25		Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Department of Mental Health 1
20	26		and Addiction Services shall study the efficacy of regional behavioral 2
21	27		health action organizations established pursuant to section 2 of this act. 3
22	28		Such study shall include an evaluation of the services provided by 4
23	29		such organizations and recommendations concerning such services. 5
24	30		Not later than January 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Mental Health and 6
25	31		Addiction Services shall report, in accordance with the provisions of 7
26	32		section 11-4a of the general statutes, regarding the findings of such 8
27	33		study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 9
28	34		cognizance of matters relating to public health. 10
29	35		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There are established within 11
30	36		the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services five regional 12
31		-	behavioral health action organizations, one for each mental health 13
32		-	region in the state established pursuant to section 17a-478 of the 14
33		-	general statutes. Each regional behavioral health action organization 15
34		-	shall work across the continuum of behavioral health care as strategic 16
35		-	community partners for the planning, education and advocacy for 17
36		-	behavioral health needs and services within the region. 18 Substitute Bill No. 5145
	37	+	behavioral health action organizations for each mental health region in 13
	38	+	the state established pursuant to section 17a-478 of the general statutes. 14
	39	+	Each regional behavioral health action organization shall work across 15
	40	+	the continuum of behavioral health care as strategic community 16
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	46	+	partners for the planning, education and advocacy for behavioral 17
	47	+	health needs and services within the region. 18
43	48		(b) The duties of each regional behavioral health action 19
44	49		organization, within its mental health region, shall include, but need 20
45	50		not be limited to: (1) Assess the behavioral health needs of children, 21
46	51		adolescents and adults across the regions, (2) develop strategic plans to 22
47	52		include priority recommendations for substance abuse prevention, 23
48	53		treatment and recovery services, (3) administer grants to municipalities 24
49	54		to stimulate the development and implementation of substance abuse 25
50	55		prevention activities, (4) build the capacity of local communities to 26
51	56		understand and address problem gambling, (5) raise awareness and 27
52	57		provide advocacy to the general public related to mental health 28
53	58		promotion and substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery, 29
54	59		(6) leverage funds to support substance abuse prevention, treatment 30
55	60		and recovery activities, (7) serve on local, regional and state-wide 31
56		-	advisory and planning bodies, and (8) ~~within available appropriations,~~ 32
57		-	~~provide training in the~~ administration of an opioid antagonist, as 33
58		-	~~defined in section 17a-714a~~ of the general statutes, and distribute 34
59		-	~~supplies of opioid antagonists to~~ communities. 35
	61	+	advisory and planning bodies, and (8) provide training in the 32
	62	+	administration of an opioid antagonist, as defined in section 17a-714a 33
	63	+	of the general statutes, and distribute supplies of opioid antagonists to 34
	64	+	communities. 35
60	65		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
61	66		sections:
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63	68		Section 1 from passage New section
64	69		Sec. 2 from passage New section
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66		-	PH Joint Favorable Subst.
	71	+	Statement of Purpose:
	72	+	To establish regional behavioral health action organizations and to
	73	+	study the efficacy of such organizations and make recommendations
	74	+	concerning their services.
	75	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	76	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	77	+	not underlined.]
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	79	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.; REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist.
	80	+	REP. COMEY, 102nd Dist.
	81	+	Committee Bill No. 5145
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