Legislation
- Title
- Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund
- Sponsored by
- Delegates K. Young, Belcastro, Charkoudian, Forbes, Healey, Kaiser, Kerr, McComas, Reznik, Ruth, Pendergrass, Pena-Melnyk, Bagnall, Bhandari, Carr, Chisholm, Cullison, Hill, Johnson, Kelly, Kipke, Landis, R. Lewis, Morgan, Rosenberg, Saab, and Sample-Hughes
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 145
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Establishing the 9-8-8 Trust Fund to provide reimbursement for costs associated with designating and maintaining 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to designate 9-8-8 as the primary phone number for the State's behavioral health crisis hotline; requiring the Department by December 1 each year to report on the expenditure of funds and additional services provided by the funding; etc.
Committees
- Opposite:
- Finance
Committee Testimony
Details
Cross-filed with: SB0241
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): July 1, 2022
Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill
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7.5-5A-01 through 7.5-5A-04 )
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6-226 )
Last Updated: 7/26/2022 3:27 PM