Bill Amendment: FL S0478 | 2022 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Suicide Prevention
Status: 2022-03-14 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services [S0478 Detail]
Download: Florida-2022-S0478-Senate_Committee_Amendment_396566.html
Bill Title: Suicide Prevention
Status: 2022-03-14 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services [S0478 Detail]
Download: Florida-2022-S0478-Senate_Committee_Amendment_396566.html
Florida Senate - 2022 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 478 Ì396566RÎ396566 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Brodeur) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection 6 (4) of section 394.9086, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 7 394.9086 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse.— 8 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the commission are to examine 9 the current methods of providing mental health and substance 10 abuse services in the state and to improve the effectiveness of 11 current practices, procedures, programs, and initiatives in 12 providing such services; identify any barriers or deficiencies 13 in the delivery of such services; assess the adequacy of the 14 current infrastructure of Florida’s National Suicide Prevention 15 Lifeline (NSPL) system and other components of the state’s 16 behavioral health crisis system; and recommend changes to 17 existing laws, rules, and policies necessary to implement the 18 commission’s recommendations. 19 (4) DUTIES.— 20 (a) The duties of the Commission on Mental Health and 21 Substance Abuse include the following: 22 1. Conducting a review and evaluation of the management and 23 functioning of the existing publicly supported mental health and 24 substance abuse systems and services in the department, the 25 Agency for Health Care Administration, and all other departments 26 which administer mental health and substance abuse services. 27 Such review shall include, at a minimum, a review of current 28 goals and objectives, current planning, services strategies, 29 coordination management, purchasing, contracting, financing, 30 local government funding responsibility, and accountability 31 mechanisms. 32 2. Considering the unique needs of persons who are dually 33 diagnosed. 34 3. Addressing access to, financing of, and scope of 35 responsibility in the delivery of emergency behavioral health 36 care services. 37 4. Addressing the quality and effectiveness of current 38 mental health and substance abuse services delivery systems, and 39 professional staffing and clinical structure of services, roles, 40 and responsibilities of public and private providers, such as 41 community mental health centers; community substance abuse 42 agencies; hospitals, including emergency services departments; 43 law enforcement agencies; and the judicial system. 44 5. Addressing priority population groups for publicly 45 funded mental health and substance abuse services, identifying 46 the comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services 47 delivery systems, mental health and substance abuse needs 48 assessment and planning activities, and local government funding 49 responsibilities for mental health and substance abuse services. 50 6. Reviewing the implementation of chapter 2020-107, Laws 51 of Florida. 52 7. Identifying any gaps in the provision of mental health 53 and substance use disorder services. 54 8. Providing recommendations on how behavioral health 55 managing entities may fulfill their purpose of promoting service 56 continuity and work with community stakeholders throughout the 57 state in furtherance of supporting the NSPL system and other 58 crisis response services. 59 9. Conducting an overview of the current infrastructure of 60 Florida's NSPL system. 61 10. Analyzing the current capacity of crisis response 62 services available throughout the state, including services 63 provided by mobile response teams and centralized receiving 64 facilities. The analysis must include information on the 65 geographic area and the total population served by each mobile 66 response team along with the average response time to each call 67 made to a mobile response team; the number of calls that a 68 mobile response team was unable to respond to due to staff 69 limitations, travel distance, or other factors; and the veteran 70 status and age groups of individuals served by mobile response 71 teams. 72 11. Evaluating and making recommendations to improve 73 linkages between the NSPL infrastructure and crisis response 74 services throughout the state. 75 12. Identifying available mental health block grant funds 76 that can be used to support the NSPL and crisis response 77 infrastructure within this state, including any available 78 funding through opioid settlements or through the American 79 Rescue Plan Act, Pub. L. No. 117-2, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 80 and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136, or other 81 federal legislation. 82 13. In consultation with the Agency for Health Care 83 Administration, identifying sources of funding available through 84 the Medicaid program specifically for crisis response services, 85 including funding that may be available through seeking approval 86 of a section 1115 waiver submitted to the Centers for Medicare 87 and Medicaid Services. 88 14.9.Making recommendations regarding the mission and 89 objectives of state-supported mental health and substance abuse 90 services and the planning, management, staffing, financing, 91 contracting, coordination, and accountability mechanisms which 92 will best foster the recommended mission and objectives. 93 15.10.Evaluating and making recommendations regarding the 94 establishment of a permanent, agency-level entity to manage 95 mental health, substance abuse, and related services statewide. 96 At a minimum, the evaluation must consider and describe the: 97 a. Specific duties and organizational structure proposed 98 for the entity; 99 b. Resource needs of the entity and possible sources of 100 funding; 101 c. Estimated impact on access to and quality of services; 102 d. Impact on individuals with behavioral health needs and 103 their families, both those currently served through the affected 104 systems providing behavioral health services and those in need 105 of services; and 106 e. Relation to, integration with, and impact on providers, 107 managing entities, communities, state agencies, and systems 108 which provide mental health and substance abuse services in this 109 state. Such recommendations must ensure that the ability of such 110 other agencies and systems to carry out their missions and 111 responsibilities is not impaired. 112 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 113 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 114 And the title is amended as follows: 115 Delete everything before the enacting clause 116 and insert: 117 A bill to be entitled 118 An act relating to suicide prevention; amending s. 119 394.9086; modifying the purposes of the Commission on 120 Mental Health and Substance Abuse; directing the 121 Commission to assess the adequacy of the state's 122 suicide prevention infrastructure; modifying the 123 duties of the Commission; directing the Commission to 124 examine certain elements of the state's suicide 125 prevention infrastructure; providing an effective 126 date.