Section 39-9101 – SHORT TITLE.

39-9101. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Behavioral Health Community Crisis Centers Act." History: [39-9101, added 2014, ch. 131, sec. 1, p. 365.]

Section 39-9102 – DECLARATION OF POLICY AND INTENT.

39-9102. DECLARATION OF POLICY AND INTENT. (1) Citizens of Idaho experiencing a behavioral health crisis are often incarcerated, hospitalized or treated in hospital emergency departments because an appropriate level of care to meet their needs is not available. (2) Hospital emergency departments, jails and law enforcement agencies in Idaho have become the default providers of […]

Section 39-9103 – DEFINITIONS.

39-9103. DEFINITIONS. (1) "Behavioral health" means an integrated or combined system for evaluation and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. (2) "Behavioral health community crisis center" or "crisis center" means a voluntary outpatient facility operated twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week and three hundred sixty-five (365) days a year […]

Section 39-9104 – GOVERNANCE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTERS.

39-9104. GOVERNANCE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTERS. (1) Crisis centers shall be directed by a board of directors. The board of directors shall guide the organization, implementation and operation of the crisis center. (2) The board shall consist of no fewer than five (5) members and shall include, at a minimum, a local behavioral […]

Section 39-9105 – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER EVALUATION.

39-9105. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER EVALUATION. Each crisis center shall annually evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficacy of its center and submit a report of findings to the department of health and welfare by August 1 of each year. The department shall annually report findings of the crisis center evaluations to germane committees of […]

Section 39-9106 – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER FUNDING.

39-9106. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER FUNDING. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the department shall be responsible for administering, allocating and distributing all appropriations from the legislature for crisis centers. History: [39-9106, added 2014, ch. 131, sec. 1, p. 366.]

Section 39-9107 – COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION.

39-9107. COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION. Communities that receive state funding to establish a crisis center shall, to the maximum extent possible, contribute financial or in-kind support to the development and operation of the crisis center. History: [39-9107, added 2014, ch. 131, sec. 1, p. 366.]

Section 39-9108 – SERVICES TO BE NONDISCRIMINATORY — FEES.

39-9108. SERVICES TO BE NONDISCRIMINATORY — FEES. No regional crisis center shall refuse service to any person because of race, color, religion or because of inability to pay. Persons receiving services may be charged fees for the services they receive. The crisis center fee determination schedule shall be approved by the department of health and […]

Section 39-9109 – RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

39-9109. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The director is authorized to promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter that are consistent with its provisions. History: [39-9109, added 2014, ch. 131, sec. 1, p. 367.]