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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 848 By: David and Floyd of the
Senate
and
Wallace of the House
An Act relating to crisis intervention for law
enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical and
correctional officers; requiring the availability of
funds; directing the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services to contract for certain
training and support; requiring certain training;
providing for inclusions; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -328 of Title 43A, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is hereby directed to
contract with public and private entities located in the State of
Oklahoma for the purpose of providing peer support crisis
intervention, counseling and wellness for the law enforcement,
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firefighter, emergency medical and corrections communities impacted
by trauma, cumulative stress, anxiety, addi ctions, death and suicide
and the impact on their personal lives.
B. Qualified crisis intervention training entities shall
provide peer support teams trained in crisis intervention and
wellness strategies.
C. Qualified crisis intervention training entiti es, as provided
for in this section, shall be required to be derived from the
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and shall
employ the Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) crisis
intervention process. All instructors that teach the Critical
Incident Stress Management process shall be ICISF approved
instructors.
D. Wellness strategies, required pursuant to this section,
shall include, but not be limited to, resilience trainings related
to resiliency for the job, emotional surviv al, substance abuse
prevention, suicide prevention, financial and relationship
strategies. Wellness training shall be taught using subject matter
experts’ curriculum.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, dated 03/31/2021 -
DO PASS.