S.E.A. 1, P.L. 162
Effective: §§4 & 10 effective on May 4, 2023, otherwise July 1, 2023
- Provides that, subject to certain procedures and requirements, the office of the secretary of family and social services may apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: (1) for a Medicaid state plan amendment, a waiver, or an amendment to an existing waiver to require reimbursement for eligible certified community behavioral health clinic services; or (2) to participate in the expansion of a community mental health services demonstration program.
- Requires the division of mental health and addiction to establish and maintain a help line: (1) to provide confidential emotional support and referrals to certain resources to individuals who call the help line; and (2) that is accessible by calling a toll free telephone number.
- §4 defines commission and §10 establishes the Indiana behavioral health commission (commission) and sets forth the commission’s membership.
- Changes the name of the “9-8-8 crisis hotline center” to “9-8-8 crisis response center”.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/1