HB138

Alaska HB138 establishes a behavioral health crisis services surcharge on telephone customers to fund behavioral health crisis services.

HB138 imposes a monthly behavioral health crisis services surcharge of $.98 on each wireless telephone number and local exchange access line for wireline telephones in Alaska. The surcharge is collected by telephone companies and remitted to the Department of Administration, which deposits it into the behavioral health crisis services fund. The fund supports activities such as establishing and maintaining the 988 crisis number, providing crisis services, and recruiting behavioral health personnel.