194A.387 Behavioral health-related community crisis and disaster response --
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Responsibilities of Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and
Intellectual Disabilities.
(1)The department shall coordinate behavioral health-related community crisis and
disaster response. The department shall have primary responsibility and authority
for planning and executing behavioral health-related community crisis response and
behavioral health-related disaster response.
(2)The department shall:
(a)Develop, update, and maintain a statewide community crisis response support
plan for providing crisis response services;
(b)Serve as the primary state agency for the core functional area of mental health
and substance abuse care under Emergency Support Function #8, Public
Health and Medical Services;
(c)Annually review the behavioral health portion of the Kentucky Emergency
Operations Plan and make recommendations for updates to the plan;
(d)Participate in state-level planning workgroups to address the provision of
crisis response services;
(e)Establish and maintain memoranda of understanding and master agreements
with local partners to provide crisis response services following a disaster or
critical incident;
(f)Develop, administer, and maintain a statewide system of registration and
credentialing of community crisis response volunteers to provide crisis
response services;
(g)Actively recruit volunteers to serve on the community crisis response team
and the local community crisis response teams, ensuring representation from a
diversity of first responders and behavioral health provider peer groups;
(h)Develop, administer, and maintain a statewide network of registered,
credentialed, and regional response-ready volunteers to provide crisis
response services following a disaster or critical incidents in the
Commonwealth;
(i)Participate in local and statewide all-hazards and terrorism disaster exercises
focusing on meeting behavioral health needs of those affected;
(j)Create and execute all-hazards and terrorism disaster exercises for volunteers
for the community crisis response team and local community crisis response
teams focusing on meeting behavioral health needs of those affected;
(k)Apply for and administer Federal Emergency Management Agency crisis
counseling grants following a Presidential declaration, in collaboration with
local and regional behavioral health providers; and
(l)Apply for and administer community crisis response and disaster specific
behavioral health grants from:
1. The federal government;
2. Private foundations; and
3. Other sources that may be available for programs related to supporting
survivors of crisis events or community disasters.