Sec. 65. PSAP and emergency service dispatched through a 9-1-1 PSAP; coordination of activities with mobile and behavioral health services.

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(a)Each 9-1-1 PSAP and emergency service dispatched through a 9-1-1 PSAP must begin coordinating its activities with the mobile mental and behavioral health services established by the Division of Mental Health once all 3 of the following conditions are met, but not later than July 1, 2027:

(1)the Statewide Committee has negotiated useful protocol and 9-1-1 operator script

adjustments with the contracted services providing these tools to 9-1-1 PSAPs operating in Illinois;

(2)the appropriate Regional Advisory Committee has completed design of the specific

9-1-1 PSAP's process for coordinating activities with the mobile mental and behavioral health service; and

(3)the mobile mental and behavioral health service is available in their jurisdiction.

(b)To achieve the conditions of subsection

(a)by July 1, 2027, the following activities shall be completed:

(1)No later than June 30, 2025, pilot testing of the revised protocols;

(2)No later than June 30, 2026:

(A)assessment and evaluation of the pilots;

(B)revisions, as needed, of protocols and operations based on assessment and

evaluation of the pilots;

(C)implementation of revised protocols at pilot sites; and

(D)implementation of revised protocols by PSAPs who are ready to implement,

otherwise known as early adopters; and

(3)No later than June 30, 2027, implementation of revised protocols by all remaining

PSAPs, including any PSAPs that previously cited financial barriers to updating systems.