Establishes behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel teams to support justice-involved individuals with mental illness.

The bill allows counties to create behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel teams to expedite the identification, assessment, and linkage of justice-involved individuals with mental illness to supportive services. These teams can share confidential information among team members to ensure continuity of care. The bill outlines protocols for information sharing, including privacy and security measures, and specifies that information can only be shared with team members or qualified recipients. It also mandates that all shared information must comply with state and federal privacy laws.

Establishes behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel teams to support justice-involved individuals with mental illness.

The bill allows counties to create behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel teams to expedite the identification, assessment, and linkage of justice-involved individuals with mental illness to supportive services. These teams can share confidential information among team members to ensure continuity of care. The bill outlines protocols for information sharing, including privacy and security measures, and specifies that information can only be shared with team members or qualified recipients. It also mandates that all shared information must comply with state and federal privacy laws.