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HI HB1131
Bill
Status
3/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Nadine Nakamura
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AI Summary
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Establishes an intensive mobile team pilot program within the Department of Health's adult mental health division to provide "street psychiatry" services to chronically homeless individuals with serious brain disorders, prioritizing those with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
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The mobile team must manage at least 40 participants and provide after-hours crisis response, emergency room visits, and coordination with law enforcement when participants are arrested
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Team staffing includes 8.1 FTE positions: 1 clinical supervisor, 0.5 psychiatrist, 5 human services professionals/social workers, 0.5 registered nurse, 0.1 epidemiologist, and 1 program specialist
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Services include housing placement prioritization, psychiatric medication treatment, pursuit of assisted community treatment orders, and continued care if participants are hospitalized at Hawaii State Hospital
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Requires reports to the legislature before the 2026 and 2027 sessions tracking participant arrests, hospitalizations, housing placements, and treatment outcomes; program dissolves June 30, 2028
Legislative Description
Relating To An Intensive Mobile Team Pilot Program For Houseless Individuals Suffering From Serious Brain Disorders.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
3/16/2026