HI HB1530

Youth mental health residential treatment program operators contracting with the Department of Health must obtain and maintain general liability insurance with minimum coverage of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 aggregate.

Contractors must submit a community safety action plan to the Department for approval, including emergency response procedures, a 24-hour emergency contact number, and staff protocols for incidents affecting participants or the surrounding community.

Program operators must provide written notice of the program's establishment and location, along with the community safety action plan, to the applicable community association or neighborhood board before contracts are approved.

Failure to maintain required liability insurance or follow the approved community safety action plan constitutes grounds for suspension or termination of the contract with the Department.

The bill applies to new contracts and contract extensions or renewals for programs providing 24-hour residential care and mental health treatment services to children and adolescents.