§ 13-4204
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§13–4204.
(a)On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2022, the Center shall produce and update a multiyear strategic plan to implement the recommendations of the report of the annual State Sequential Intercept Model Summit.
(b)The strategic plan shall include:
(1)A plan for formal, consistent, appropriate, and coordinated behavioral health screening processes that are properly applied at jail booking, including expanded behavioral health screening for veterans;
(2)Recommendations for the coordination of behavioral health and criminal justice initiatives with related State health initiatives;
(3)Recommendations for investment in preventive services systems including:
(i)Assertive community treatment;
(ii)Crisis response services;
(iii)Harm reduction strategies; and
(iv)Other preventive services for individuals with behavioral health disorders;
(4)An expansion of the use of technology and data analysis across the behavioral health, public safety, and criminal justice systems in accordance with the purposes of the Center;
(5)A plan for expanding the use of peer support services across intercepts; and
(6)A racial impact analysis.
(c)In developing the strategic plan, the Center shall consider:
(1)Opportunities for the provision of pre–crisis–to–recovery services to individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system;
(2)The availability of housing options for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system; and
(3)The availability of transportation for individuals with behavioral health disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system.