MA S1394

Prohibits state-funded programs from using painful aversive procedures (hitting, pinching, electric shock) on individuals with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities for behavior modification purposes

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate implementation of the "Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform," including developing biennial strategic plans addressing staffing, financing, rate adequacy, and service capacity

Mandates creation of a public data dashboard within 6 months to track behavioral health service utilization, disparities in access, and response times, with quarterly updates and demographic breakdowns

Establishes a behavioral health crisis response incentive grant program for 911 centers to integrate behavioral health crisis dispatch, including funding for training and technology to divert calls to mental health professionals instead of law enforcement

Creates a special commission to study how to increase the number of outpatient mental health providers who accept insurance or offer sliding fee scales, with representatives from social workers, psychologists, insurers, and medical associations