ARTICLE 6.3. Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act

Article 6.3 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.

§§ 53123.1–53123.6 · 7 sections

• § 53123.1 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act.”
• § 53123.1.5 For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “988” means the three-digit telephone number designated by the Federal Communications…
• § 53123.2 (a) No later than July 16, 2022, the Office of Emergency Services shall verify that technology that allows for transfers between 988 centers, as well as…
• § 53123.3 (a) (1) No later than December 31, 2024, the California Health and Human Services Agency shall create a set of recommendations to support a five-year…
• § 53123.4 (a) The 988 State Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. (b) (1) The fund shall consist of the revenue…
• § 53123.5 Notwithstanding any law, including Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the office and the…
• § 53123.6 For purposes of implementing this article, the State Department of Health Care Services may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing…