Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency.
Catchline/Summary:
Establishes Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Program administered by Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Grant Review Committee established in Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Establishes Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment] Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Program administered by Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment] Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Grant Review Committee established in Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Specifies that purpose of program is to provide grants to counties and Oregon's federally recognized Indian tribes to establish evidence-based programs to provide comprehensive community supports and services to individuals with mental health or substance use disorders and reduce individuals' involvement in criminal justice system, decrease hospitalizations and decrease institutional placements. Specifies membership, duties and authority of committee.
Requires committee to administer program in which counties, federally recognized Indian tribes or regional consortia of counties or Indian tribes may apply for state funds for comprehensive community supports and services.
Requires] Permits committee and Oregon Health Authority to jointly administer pilot project to provide technical assistance and performance] work together to include coordinated care organizations in Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Program in way that provides incentives to coordinated care organizations to test new strategies] provide comprehensive community supports and services to reduce involvement in criminal justice system by members of coordinated care organization whose inadequately treated mental illnesses or substance use disorders are primary drivers of members' involvement in criminal justice system.
Requires Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Grant Review Committee to appoint subcommittee to explore policy areas for further discussion during 2020 regular session of Legislative Assembly.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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