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2019 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 4031 DBHDS and VSP; mobile applications, mental health and public safety.
Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of State Police; mobile applications; mental health and public safety. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to develop or obtain a mental health mobile application to facilitate the provision of crisis intervention services by licensed clinicians to individuals in the Commonwealth through calls, texts, and online chat portals. The bill requires the mobile application to be integrated with the crisis intervention phone hotline administered by a third-party provider under contract with the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) and requires DMAS to provide the DBHDS with data and other information necessary to ensure such integration. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application.
The bill also requires the Department of State Police, in coordination with the Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center, (i) to develop or obtain a public safety mobile application to enable individuals in the Commonwealth to furnish confidential tips to the Department of State Police through text, audio, images, or video concerning a suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation or a school-related safety concern and (ii) to develop a referral system to ensure that such confidential tips are referred to the appropriate law-enforcement agency, school board, threat assessment team, or other relevant entity. The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security is directed to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application.
The bill requires DBHDS and the Department of State Police to coordinate in the development or procurement of one comprehensive mobile application or separate mobile applications.
FULL TEXT
- 07/09/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19200176D pdf
- 07/09/19 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 19200176D pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 07/09/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19200176D
- 07/09/19 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 19200176D
- 07/09/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 07/09/19 Senate: Committee amendments
- 07/09/19 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (13-Y 0-N)