Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 430.628 - City and community mental health program provision of crisis stabilization services; rules(1) In consultation with local community mental health programs, the Oregon Health Authority shall, to the extent funding is available, require each community mental health program to provide crisis stabilization services to individuals contacting the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline who need crisis stabilization services in the community by enhancing and expanding the use of mobile crisis intervention teams.(2) A city may request funding from a county to establish and maintain one or more mobile crisis intervention teams.(3) Mobile crisis intervention teams must operate in compliance with rules adopted by the authority.(4) A city that establishes and maintains a program for providing mobile crisis intervention services shall administer the program in accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into between the city and the county or counties in which the city is located. A memorandum of understanding under this subsection must, at a minimum:(a) Specify jurisdictional requirements for determining which entity will provide crisis response services in any given circumstance;(b) Provide that the city shall comply with rules established by the Oregon Health Authority for provision of crisis intervention services; and(c) Address the funding responsibilities of community mental health providers for crisis intervention services.Amended by 2023 Ch. 251, § 4, eff. 9/24/2023.