Bill Text: OR SB852 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon Senate Bill 852 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to a Task Force on Mental Health and Addiction Services for Underserved Populations; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB852 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB852-Introduced.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 2764

                         Senate Bill 852

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE, HUMAN SERVICES AND RURAL
  HEALTH POLICY (at the request of United Seniors of Oregon,
  Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens, Oregon Alliance for
  Retired Americans, Parkinson's Resources of Oregon)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Creates Task Force on Mental Health and Addiction Services for
Underserved Populations.
  Sunsets task force on date of convening of 2013 regular session
of Legislative Assembly.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to a Task Force on Mental Health and Addiction Services
  for Underserved Populations; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) There is created the Task Force on Mental
Health and Addiction Services for Underserved Populations
consisting of 24 members appointed as follows:
  (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from
among members of the Senate.
  (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
two members from among members of the House of Representatives.
  (c) The Governor shall appoint 20 members as follows:
  (A) Two representatives of the Department of Human Services who
are experienced with community-based issues, services and
programs related to seniors and persons with disabilities;
  (B) Two representatives of the Oregon Health Authority who are
experienced with community-based issues, services and programs
related to mental health and addiction services;
  (C) Two representatives of area agencies on aging;
  (D) Three representatives of county mental health programs,
including one program consumer or one family member of a
consumer;
  (E) Two persons who are providers of mental health and
addiction services;
  (F) Two persons from the Office of Multicultural Health and
Services in the Oregon Health Authority;
  (G) One person who is a consumer of services provided by the
Oregon Health Authority;
  (H) One person who is a consumer of services provided by the
Department of Human Services;

  (I) Four persons representing advocacy or consumer
organizations that act on behalf of seniors, persons with
disabilities or racial and ethnic populations; and
  (J) One representative of an organization providing advocacy on
behalf of persons with mental health needs.
  (2) The task force shall develop a plan for a comprehensive,
integrated system of mental health and addiction services for
seniors, persons with disabilities and persons in underserved
racial or ethnic communities.
  (3) The task force may:
  (a) Study, assess and recommend programs and projects,
including pilot projects, to encourage coordinated efforts at the
state and local levels to improve the state's mental health and
addiction services delivery system;
  (b) Develop recommendations for appropriate and adequate
screening of mental health and addiction needs in community
settings;
  (c) Assess and make recommendations concerning the treatment of
offenders with mental illnesses; and
  (d) Undertake any other strategy designed to increase and
improve mental health and addiction services for seniors, persons
with disabilities and persons in underserved racial or ethnic
communities.
  (4) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
  (5) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members of the task force.
  (6) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
  (7) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
  (8) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of
the task force.
  (9) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (10) The task force shall submit a report, and may include
recommendations for legislation, to an interim committee related
to human services no later than October 1, 2012.
  (11) The Oregon Health Authority shall provide staff support to
the task force.
  (12) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to
confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
duties. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2011 Act is repealed on the
date of the convening of the 2013 regular session of the
Legislative Assembly as specified in ORS 171.010. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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