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Senate advances mental‑health crisis treatment pilot to House
Utah State Senate · February 18, 2020
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Summary
Senate Bill 89, a pilot to help people stabilized in crisis but lacking immediate treatment options access care through the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute, passed the Senate 25–0–4.
Senators unanimously advanced a mental‑health services pilot intended to connect people stabilized in crisis to treatment services even when insurance or Medicaid coverage is lacking.
Sponsor Senator Thatcher called SB 89 ‘‘the most important bill that I'm carrying this year,’’ describing a gap in…
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