MENTAL HEALTH 9-1-1 CALLS

From the Legislature

Reinserts the text of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions amending the Emergency Telephone System Act, provides that Statewide behavioral health crisis system" means the core elements or pillars of the crisis system and includes, but is not limited to, Illinois 9-8-8 Lifeline Contact Centers, community crisis services, including mobile crisis teams, and crisis and stabilization facilities and programs, including living room programs. In provisions amending the Community Emergency Services and Support Act, provides that the required coordination between 9-1-1 PSAPS, emergency services dispatched through 9-1-1 PSAPS, and the mobile mental and behavioral health service established by the Department of Human Services may be, but is not required to be, accomplished through the use of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) or other similar agreements with the intent of ensuring best practices of interoperability and facilitating interagency cooperation. In provisions concerning the Statewide Advisory Committee, provides that the Statewide Advisory Committee created under the Act shall include 6 (rather than 4) representatives of advocacy organizations either led by or consisting primarily of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, individuals with behavioral disabilities, or individuals with lived experience. In provisions concerning Regional Advisory Committees, provides that any subregional committee formed by a majority vote of a Regional Advisory Committee shall be comprised of at least 25% of individuals with lived experience of a condition commonly regarded as a mental health or behavioral health disability, developmental disability, or intellectual disability; guardians of such individuals; or individuals from mental or behavioral health providers, groups, or networks. Further provides that subregional committees may not develop policies that conflict with policies of the Regional Advisory Committee. Makes other changes.