Mental Health Services Donation Fund.
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Mental Health Services Donation Fund
- Mental Health Services Donation Fund.
Affected by 63I-1-262 on 7/1/2023
Effective 5/12/202062A-15-1702. Mental Health Services Donation Fund. - (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Mental Health Services Donation Fund."
- (2) The fund shall consist of:
- (a) gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from public or private individuals or entities; and
- (b) interest earned on money in the fund.
- (3) The division shall administer the fund in accordance with this section.
- (4) The division shall award fund money to an entity in the state that provides mental health and substance abuse treatment for the purpose of:
- (a) providing through telehealth or in-person services, mental health therapy to qualified individuals;
- (b) providing access to evaluations and coordination of short-term care to assist a qualified individual in identifying services or support needs, resources, or benefits for which the qualified individual may be eligible; and
- (c) developing a system for a qualified individual and a qualified individual's family to access information and referrals for mental health therapy.
- (5) Fund money may only be used for the purposes described in Subsection (4).
- (6) The division shall provide an annual report to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, created in Section 63C-18-202, regarding:
- (a) the entity that is awarded a grant under Subsection (4);
- (b) the number of qualified individuals served by the entity with fund money; and
- (c) any costs or benefits as a result of the award of the grant.
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