Second Regular Session S.B. 1311
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1311
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, line 5, after "requirements" insert "; definition"
Line 7, after "the" insert "regional behavioral health authorities and contracted"
Line 8, after the comma insert "clinically"
Line 28, strike "collecting, reporting and analyzing" insert "the regional behavioral health authorities and contracted agencies to collect, report and analyze"
Line 29, strike "tracking and analyzing" insert "understanding"; strike "effective and efficient use" insert "clinical effectiveness"
Line 37, after the period strike remainder of line
Strike line 38
Line 39, strike "year."; strike "monthly by the"
Line 40, strike "administration" insert "semiannually"; after "reported" insert "ANNUALLY"
Line 41, strike "at least once each year" insert "by the administration beginning December 31, 2025"; after the period insert "For the purposes of this subsection, the information and data shall identify and measure clinical outcomes of members, including all of the following:
1. The number of hospitalizations and rehospitalization, the facilities where admissions occurred and the average length of stay by admitting diagnosis.
2. The number and percentage of members with a dual diagnosis who were admitted and readmitted,
3. The number of admissions to screening or evaluation facilities and the places to which members were discharged from these facilities.
4. The number and percentage of members with one arrest and the number and percentage of members with two or more rearrests, the number and percentage of members who were arrested and sentenced to jail or prison and the number and percentage of those sentenced to jail and prison who were released and whether a reentry plan was in place at the time of release.
5. The number of responses by crisis service to members, including the number of members and the locations with one response and two or more responses.
6. The number and percentage of discharges of members from screening agencies because a substance use disorder was deemed to be primary cause of the admission or readmission.
7. The number of member deaths, death rate and cause of death in the preceding year.
8. The number of members who are homeless, unsheltered or inadequately housed and for what period of time.
9. The number of members:
(a) Residing in a behavioral health residential facility.
(b) Discharged from a behavioral health residential facility and the reason for the discharge.
(c) Directly admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital within one year after discharge from the behavioral health residential facility.
10. The number and percentage of members who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness who:
(a) Have received court-ordered treatment.
(b) Have been disenrolled from services that are provided to persons with serious mental illness.
(c) Are compliant with the member's service plan.
(d) Are actively engaged in services.
(e) Are not engaged in services.
11. The number of members employed as a peer support specialist and employed in positions other than as a peer support specialist.
12. The number of patients who have been discharged from the Arizona state hospital and admitted to a contracted psychiatric hospital within the preceding year."
Page 2, strike line 15, insert "implemented"
Line 16, strike "December 31" insert "October 1"
Line 19, strike "progress" insert "plan"
Line 21, strike "final"
Line 23, strike "completion" insert "implementation"
Between lines 23 and 24, insert:
"H. For the purposes of this section, "member" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2901."
Amend title to conform