SF 1390

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/13/2019 04:06pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; directing the commissioner of health to award grants for voice
response suicide prevention, crisis connection, and referral activities; appropriating
money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [145.9275] VOICE RESPONSE SUICIDE PREVENTION, CRISIS
CONNECTION, AND REFERRAL PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations
and counties for the purposes of maximizing resources to provide access to crisis services
across the state and educating communities on how to access local resources and suicide
lifelines.
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new text begin (b) A grantee must use the grant funds to:
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new text begin (1) provide a method of response that triages inquiries and provides immediate access
to suicide prevention and crisis counseling over the telephone;
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new text begin (2) connect individuals with trained crisis counselors and local resources, including
referrals to community mental health options, emergency departments, and locally available
mobile crisis teams, when appropriate; or
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new text begin (3) host an accredited suicide lifeline.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $1,386,534 in fiscal year 2020 and $1,386,534 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of health for a voice response suicide prevention,
crisis connection, and referral program described in Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9275.
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