Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 89 Second Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Thatcher, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/30/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• creates the Mental Health Services Donation Fund;
• requires the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to administer the Mental Health Services Donation Fund;
• describes the purposes for which the Mental Health Services Donation Fund may be used;
• requires the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to report to the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission regarding the administration of the Mental Health Services Donation Fund; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher
House Sponsor: 
Patrice M. Arent
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates the Mental Health Services Donation Fund.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ creates the Mental Health Services Donation Fund;
▸ requires the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to administer the
Mental Health Services Donation Fund;
▸ describes the purposes for which the Mental Health Services Donation Fund may be
used;
▸ requires the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to report to the Mental
Health Crisis Line Commission regarding the administration of the Mental Health
Services Donation Fund; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-262
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 246, 257, 440 and last
amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 246
ENACTS:
62A-15-1701
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
62A-15-1702
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
62A-15-1702
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
62A-15-1701
 is enacted to read:
Part 17. Mental Health Services Donation Fund
 62A-15-1701.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Fund" means the Mental Health Services Donation Fund created in Section
62A-15-1702
.
(2) "Local mental health crisis line" means the same as that term is defined in Section
62A-15-1301
.
(3) "Mental health therapist" means the same as that term is defined in Section
58-60-102
.
(4) "Mental health therapy" means treatment or prevention of a mental illness,
including:
(a) conducting a professional evaluation of an individual's condition of mental health,
mental illness, or emotional disorder consistent with standards generally recognized by mental
health therapists;
(b) establishing a diagnosis in accordance with established written standards generally
recognized by mental health therapists;
(c) prescribing a plan or medication for the prevention or treatment of a condition of a
mental illness or an emotional disorder; and
(d) engaging in the conduct of professional intervention, including psychotherapy by
the application of established methods and procedures generally recognized by mental health
therapists.
(5) "Qualified individual" means an individual who:
(a) is experiencing a mental health crisis; and
(b) calls a local mental health crisis line or the statewide mental health crisis line.
(6) "Statewide mental health crisis line" means the same as that term is defined in
Section 
62A-15-1301
.
Section 2. Section 
62A-15-1702
 is enacted to read:
 62A-15-1702.
 Mental Health Services Donation Fund.
(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Mental Health
Services Donation Fund."
(2) The fund shall consist of:
(a) gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the
fund from public or private individuals or entities; and
(b) interest earned on money in the fund.
(3) The division shall administer the fund in accordance with this section.
(4) The division shall award fund money to an entity in the state that provides mental
health and substance abuse treatment for the purpose of:
(a) providing through telehealth or in-person services, mental health therapy to
qualified individuals;
(b) providing access to evaluations and coordination of short-term care to assist a
qualified individual in identifying services or support needs, resources, or benefits for which
the qualified individual may be eligible; and
(c) developing a system for a qualified individual and a qualified individual's family to
access information and referrals for mental health therapy.
(5) Fund money may only be used for the purposes described in Subsection (4).
(6) The division shall provide an annual report to the Mental Health Crisis Line
Commission, created in Section 
63C-18-202
, regarding:
(a) the entity that is awarded a grant under Subsection (4);
(b) the number of qualified individuals served by the entity with fund money; and
(c) any costs or benefits as a result of the award of the grant.
Section 3. Section 
63I-1-262
 is amended to read:
63I-1-262.
Repeal dates, Title 62A.
(1) Subsections 
62A-1-120
(8)(g), (h), and (i) are repealed July 1, 2023.
(2) Section 
62A-3-209
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
(3) Section 
62A-4a-202.9
 is repealed December 31, 2021.
(4) Section 
62A-4a-213
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(5) Section 
62A-15-114
 is repealed December 31, 2021.
(6) Subsections 
62A-15-116
(1) and (4), the language that states "In consultation with
the SafeUT and School Safety Commission, established in Section 
53B-17-1203
," is repealed
January 1, 2023.
(7) Subsections 
62A-15-1100
(1) and 
62A-15-1101
[
(8)
]
(9)
, in relation to the Utah
Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council, are repealed January 1, 2023.
(8) In relation to the Mental Health Crisis Line Commission, on July 1, 2023:
(a) Subsections 
62A-15-1301
(1) and 
62A-15-1401
(1) are repealed;
(b) Subsection 
62A-15-1302
(1)(b), the language that states "
and
 in consultation with
the commission" is repealed;
(c) Section 
62A-15-1303
, the language that states "In consultation with the
commission," is repealed; [
and
]
(d) Subsection 
62A-15-1402
(2)(a), the language that states "With recommendations
from the commission," is repealed[
.
]
; and
(e) Subsection 
62A-15-1702
(6) is repealed.
Section 4. 
 Coordinating S.B. 89 with H.B. 32 -- Changing terminology.
If this S.B. 89 and H.B. 32, Crisis Services Amendments, both pass and become law, it
is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in
preparing the Utah Code database for publication, change the terminology in Subsection
62A-15-1702
(6) of S.B. 89 from "Mental Health Crisis Line Commission" to "Behavioral
Health Crisis Response Commission."