HB24-1019 Summary

• Creates a crisis resolution team program administered by the behavioral health administration to provide community-based de-escalation and stabilization services to children and youth experiencing high-acuity behavioral health crises.

• Eligible participants are 21 years old or younger, have experienced high-acuity behavioral health crises, and are safe to remain in home or community settings during intensive short-term interventions.

• Crisis resolution team providers must offer counseling, case management, peer support, medication management, and care coordination services for a minimum of 3 days per week over 4-6 weeks depending on clinical needs.

• Providers must collect data on demographics, referral sources, hospitalizations, out-of-home placements, and services provided; the behavioral health administration must conduct annual program evaluations and community coordination with mental health providers, schools, hospitals, law enforcement, and other organizations.

• The behavioral health administration must submit a feasibility study to the legislature by September 1, 2025, determining how to expand the program statewide and identifying necessary tools and a phased approach for expansion.