The general assembly finds and declares that: On July 16, 2020, the federal communications commission adopted rules, and on October 17, 2020, congress passed the “National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020”, designating 988 as the three-digit number for the national suicide prevention lifeline to aid rapid access to suicide prevention and mental health support […]
As used in this article 64, unless the context otherwise requires: “988 crisis hotline” means a state-identified hotline participating in the national suicide prevention lifeline network to respond to statewide or regional behavioral health crisis calls. “Charge” means the 988 surcharge imposed by the enterprise pursuant to section 27-64-103 (4)(a) and the prepaid wireless 988 […]
There is created in the department of human services the 988 crisis hotline enterprise. The enterprise is and operates as a government-owned business within the department of human services for the business purpose of imposing charges pursuant to subsections (4)(a) and (4)(b) of this section, and utilizing the charges’ revenue to fund the 988 crisis […]
The 988 crisis hotline cash fund, referred to in this section as the “fund”, is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund in accordance with article 17.5 of title 40. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in […]
Beginning January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter, the department of human services shall: Submit information about the usage of the 988 crisis hotline and services provided to the federal substance abuse and mental health services administration and information about the expenditures of the 988 crisis hotline cash fund to the federal communications commission; […]
