HB0236 | Behavioral Health Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill addresses behavioral health services.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill addresses behavioral health services, including them in the base budget for the Department of Health. It also allows the state suicide prevention program to include a public education campaign and clarifies that the Governor's Suicide Prevention Fund may be used for components of the state suicide prevention program.

Bill Details
Year: 
2022
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 22, 2022
Sponsor
Representative
Republican - District 45
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$3,780,000
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2023: to Department of Health and Human Services -- Health Care Administration -- Integrated Health Care Administration, as a one-time appropriation: from General Fund, One-time, $1,000,000; to Department of Health and Human Services -- Integrated Health Care Services -- Non-Medicaid Behavioral Health Treatment and Crisis Response, as an ongoing appropriation: from General Fund, $350,000; and to Department of Health and Human Services -- Integrated Health Care Services -- Non-Medicaid Behavioral Health Treatment and Crisis Response, as a one-time appropriation: from General Fund, One-time, $2,430,000.
Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Impact on Children: 

Passage of this bill will increase efforts to prevent suicide among school-aged children.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support legislation and school district
programs that will develop, implement, and support a comprehensive (K-12) age
appropriate youth suicide prevention program in all school districts in Utah;
That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support education and training to parents,
teachers, administrators, students and the community that focuses on recognizing warning
signs, teaching intervention skills, and providing safe messaging in regards to suicide.