1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; creating a working group to study access to 
1.3 	emergency mental health services.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. WORK GROUP; FEASIBILITY STUDY.
 1.6 	The commissioner of human services shall convene and staff a work group to 
1.7 	determine the feasibility and cost of establishing a single statewide toll-free telephone 
1.8 	number for mental health crisis calls. The work group shall include, but not be limited 
1.9 	to, stakeholders from crisis providers, Minnesota Ambulance Association providers, law 
1.10 	enforcement, 911 call centers, and consumers, families, and mental health advocates. 
1.11 	Members of the work group shall include culturally diverse organizations.