Section 53123.1.

53123.1. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act.” (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 747, Sec. 2. (AB 988) Effective September 29, 2022.)

Section 53123.1.5.

53123.1.5. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “988” means the three-digit telephone number designated by the Federal Communications Commission for the purpose of connecting individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis with counselors trained in suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis and with the capacity to connect callers to behavioral health crisis […]

Section 53123.2.

53123.2. (a) No later than July 16, 2022, the Office of Emergency Services shall verify that technology that allows for transfers between 988 centers, as well as between 988 centers and 911 public safety answering points, is available to 988 centers and 911 public safety answering points throughout California. (b) No later than 90 days after the […]

Section 53123.3.

53123.3. (a) (1) No later than December 31, 2023, the California Health and Human Services Agency shall create a set of recommendations to support a five-year implementation plan for a comprehensive 988 system. (2) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall convene a state 988 advisory group for purposes of advising the California Health and Human Services […]

Section 53123.4.

53123.4. (a) The 988 State Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. (b) (1) The fund shall consist of the revenue generated by the 988 surcharge assessed on users under Section 41020 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, which revenue shall be used solely for the operations of the 988 center […]

Section 53123.5.

53123.5. The office and the State Department of Health Care Services may implement, interpret, or make specific this article, in whole or in part, by means of all-county letters, plan letters, provider bulletins, information notices, regulations, or other similar instructions, without complying with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 […]