An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 848 By: David and Floyd of the
Senate
and
Wallace, Stark and Fugate
of the House
An Act relating to crisis intervention for law
enforcement, firefighters, emergency med ical 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.
SUBJECT: Directing contracting for crisis intervention training and
support
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,
firefighter, emergency medical and corrections commu nities impacted
by trauma, cumulative stress, anxiety, a ddictions, death and suicide
and the impact on their personal lives.
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B. Qualified crisis intervention training entities shall
provide peer support teams trained in crisi s intervention and
wellness strategies.
C. Qualified crisis intervention training entities, 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 M anagement (CISM) crisis
intervention process . All instructors that teach the C ritical
Incident Stress Management process shal l be ICISF approved
instructors.
D. Wellness strategies, required pursuant to this section ,
shall include, but not be limited to, resilience tra inings related
to resiliency for the job, emotional survi val, 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.
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Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ______________ _____, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __