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Supervisors raise concerns about statewide limits on mental-health beds, plan outreach with state legislators
Summary
At a work session, supervisors discussed legislative work with the Urban County Coalition and concerns that state and HHS rules limit beds at mental-health access centers; attendees planned meetings with state legislators and to pursue regulatory or statutory changes.
Johnson County supervisors used part of their Sept. 9 work session to discuss state and federal legislative priorities and pressing gaps in mental-health and crisis-care capacity, including limits on the number of beds at access centers.
Staff updated supervisors on Urban County Coalition (UCC) coordination and an upcoming joint meeting of local elected officials and the county’s state house delegation planned for December. Staff reported a head…
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