Second Regular Session S.B. 1523
PROPOSED
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1523
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 5, line 40, after the period insert "The guide must also prominently display a link to the United States department of labor's website, or a related website, that provides information on appeals or complaints by consumers who are covered by self‑insured plans that are regulated by the employee retirement income security act of 1974 (P.L. 93‑406; 88 Stat. 829)."
Page 6, line 31, after "privacy" insert "and parental consent"
Page 7, line 8, strike "two" insert "three"; after "members" insert "or family members who are not employed by or contracted with the state and"
Between lines 9 and 10, insert:
"5. At least one member who represents a hospital that provides inpatient behavioral health services."
Between lines 42 and 43, insert:
"9. A health care professional from a statewide association representing nurses."
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Page 9, line 3, after "dental" insert ", nursing"
Line 36, after "F." insert "Pursuant to policies adopted by the suicide mortality review team,"
Page 9, line 38, after the period insert "The suicide mortality review team or a local team must approve any contact, interview, request or subpoena before the team member contacts, interviews or obtains information from the family member of a deceased person who died by suicide."
Page 10, line 2, strike "section" insert "sections"; after "36-3436" insert "and 36-3436.01"
Line 15, after "fund" insert "to pay for behavioral health services for children. To be eligible to receive behavioral health services paid by the fund, an individual must meet all of the following conditions:
1. Be eighteen years of age or younger.
2. Be uninsured or underinsured.
3. Be referred for behavioral health services by an educational institution.
4. Have written parental consent to obtain the behavioral health services.
5. Receive the behavioral health services by a licensed behavior health professional who is a contract provider.
6. Receive the behavioral health services on or off school grounds.
D."
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Between lines 34 and 35, insert:
"E. the administration may impose cost sharing requirements on a sliding fee scale for behavioral health services provided by contractors."
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Page 10, after line 42, insert:
"36-3436.01. School-based behavioral health services; referrals; requirements; annual report
A. Before a school provides school‑based referrals for behavioral health services to a contracted behavioral health services professional either pursuant to the children's behavioral health services fund established by section 36‑3436 or for services provided through the Arizona health care cost containment system, the school district governing board or charter school governing body shall adopt policies relating to school‑based referrals. These policies shall be vetted at a public meeting in which the school district governing board or charter school governing body considers any comments submitted by the public before the governing board or governing body adopts the policies. The school district governing board or charter school governing body shall post the polices adopted pursuant to this section on each applicable school website. The policies shall include the following:
1. A process to allow a parent to annually opt out of the school‑based referrals.
2. A process to conduct a survey of parents whose children were referred to and received behavioral health services pursuant to this section. The survey may be completed online. The survey shall include at least the following:
(a) Whether the parent opted into the program.
(b) Whether the parent was notified before the referral took place.
(c) Whether the behavioral health services provided were appropriate to meet the student's need.
(d) Whether the parent is satisfied with the choice of behavioral health services provider.
(e) Whether the parent intends to opt into a program again in the following school year.
3. A requirement that each school's website contain a list of behavioral health services providers with whom the school contracts.
B. At the end of each school year, each participating school district and charter school shall report to the administration the school survey results.
C. The administration shall compile a report based on the surveys received from participating school districts and charter schools as well as utilization data for behavioral health services received pursuant to the children's behavioral health services fund established by section 36‑3436. On before December 31 each year, the administration shall provide the report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state. The report shall include at least all of the following information:
1. The number of students served.
2. The types of behavioral health services provided.
3. The costs of the behavior health services provided."
Page 11, strike lines 21 through 44
Page 12, strike lines 1 through 25, insert:
"Sec. 7. Arizona health care cost containment system; behavioral health survey of schools; report; delayed repeal
A. The Arizona health care cost containment system shall conduct a survey of public schools to obtain information regarding the delivery of behavioral health services to students on or off school grounds by licensed behavior health professionals who are contracted providers. The survey shall include all of the following:
1. The types of behavioral health professionals providing the services.
2. The number of students who received services.
3. The most common diagnoses that resulted in the need for services.
B. On or before December 31, 2022, the Arizona health care cost containment system shall provide a copy of the result of the survey to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state.
C. This section is repealed from and after July 1, 2021."
Line 28, strike "January" insert "April"; strike "2022" insert "2021"
Line 35, strike "Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,"
Line 37, after "with" insert "subsection A of this section and"
Page 13, line 7, after "to" insert "admitting and"
Line 12, after "caregivers" insert "on a continuum during the stay, including at admission and"
Lines 19 and 20, strike "review and appeals processes, including referring patients and caregivers to the information on"
Strike lines 32 through 43
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Page 14, line 3, strike "$200,000" insert "$250,000"
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