Relates to providing licensed facilities, provider agencies, and other providers of services a summary of final substantiated reports of category two conduct of an employee or volunteer.
Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.
Directs the office of mental health to establish programs for the training and development of persons capable of providing coaching and support to individuals under treatment plans developed by licensed mental health practitioners, including but not limited to a process of issuing, either directly or through contract, credentials for qualified mental health associates.
Requires the office of mental health to identify information and training programs relating to the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for military veterans; requires the office of mental health to publish on their website information and links to the identified relevant training programs.
Requires the office of mental health to identify information and training programs relating to the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for military veterans; requires the office of mental health to publish on their website information and links to the identified relevant training programs.
Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee to examine effective evidence-based developmental, mental, and behavioral health screening methods for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Provides for the annual reimbursement to licensed not-for-profit corporations which provide direct care to consumers approved for service by the office for people with developmental disabilities for the cost of employer contributions to a retirement benefit fund governed by the provisions of the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Enacts "Jesse's law" to provide that a person subject to involuntary emergency admission for immediate observation, care, and treatment of mental illness shall have the right to select the hospital they are admitted to.
Provides for definitions of mental health and family and youth peer advocates and requires the office of mental health to establish peer service qualification programs.
Relates to the geriatric demonstration program to promote mental health and home care collaboration; authorizes the commissioner of mental health to waive rules and regulations to address barriers to participation in the program.
Provides that a sponsoring agency must make a presentation at a public hearing before a residential facility for the disabled may be placed in a municipality.