An Act establishing a behavioral health crisis services surcharge; establishing the behavioral health crisis services fund; and providing for an effective date.

Summary

The bill imposes a $0.98 monthly surcharge on every wireless phone number and each wireline telephone line, which carriers must collect and send to a new behavioral health crisis services fund. The fund, administered by the Department of Administration, will be used for the state’s 988 crisis hotline and related services, with the legislature deciding how much to appropriate. The surcharge is limited to one per line or number and applies to a maximum of 100 lines per customer.

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