SB 641 — Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Program Advisory Board; established.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENGROSSED 22104318D I SENATE BILL NO.

641 OfferedSenate JanuaryAmendments 17,in 2022[ N] - February 10, 2022 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 37.2-313.2, relating to TDepartment Coordinatedof SpecialtyBehavioral CareHealth Advisoryand BoardDevelopmental established.ices;Services;

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CPatron 1.Prior to Engrossment––Senator Morrissey –––––––––– Referred to Committee on Education and Health E –––––––––– N Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

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A.G § 37.2-313.2.

The Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Advisory BoardBoard. (the Advisory Board) is hereby established as an advisory board within the meaning of § 2.2-2100 to assist the Department in expanding the provision of high-quality, evidence-based early psychosis and mood disorder detection and intervention services.

TheR AdvisoryA. Board shall provide advice and guidance to the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Commissioner) on strategies for the early identification of and early intervention for children and young adults who are determined to be at high clinical risk of psychosis and mood disorders or who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis, develop recommendations for funding early identification and intervention strategies for disorders or who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis, and develop recommendations for standardized clinical and outcome measures for children and young adults who are determined to be at high clinical risk of psychosis and mood disorders or who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

The Early Psychosis Intervention and Coordinated Specialty Care Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) is hereby established as an advisory board within the meaning of § 2.2-2100 to assist the disorder detection and intervention services.

The Advisory Board shall provide advice and guidance to the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Commissioner) on strategiSs for the early identification of and early intervention for children and young adults who are determined to be at high clinical risk of psychosis and mood disorders or who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis, develop recommendations for funding early identification and intervention strategiesDfor children and young adults who are determined to be at high clinical risk of psychosis and mood disorders or who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis, and develop recommendations for standardized clinical and outcome measures for children and young adults who are determined to be at high clinical risk of psychosis and mood disorders or who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

The Advisory Board shall consist of eight nonlegislative citizen members and one ex officio member.shall be a member of a local community services board;

Nonlegislativeone citizenmember members shall be appointeda byrepresentative theof Governora asnonprofit follows:community mental health organization that provides services to transition-aged youth Snd young adults;

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one member shall be a representative of a nonprofithealth communityinsurance mentalplan healthparticipating organizationin thatthe providesCommonwealth's4 servicesprogram toof transition-agedmedical youthassistance and youngthe adults;private health care market;

twoone membersmember shall be a licensedperson psychiatristEho oris licensedknowledgeable psychologist;of evidence-based practices related to the operation of programs for the early detection of and intervention for early psychosis and mood disorder, which may include a person who 34 has gained knowledge of such evidence-based practices through experience outside of the 35 Commonwealth;

one member shall assistancebe anda theparent privateor healthguardian carecaring market;for a young child with mental illness;

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and39 oneAppointments memberto shallfill bevacancies, aother personthan 36by diagnosedexpiration withof a mentalterm, illness.shall be for the unexpired term.

The Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or 37 his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges.

Nonlegislative citizen members of the Advisory 38 Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.

All members may beiredbe term.reappointed.

reappointed.

The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member'smemC. eligibility for reappointment.

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A andmajority mayof holdthe additionalmembers meetingsshall asconstitute necessarya toquorum. perform its duties.

MeetingsThe of the Advisory BoardarBoard shall bemeet held at theleast callonce ofa theyear chairmanand ormay wheneverhold theadditional majoritymeetings ofas thenecessary membersto soperform request.its duties.

Meetings of the Advisory Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

The Advisory Board shall develop and recommend to the Commissioner a strategic plan for early identificationdetermined ofto andbe earlyat interventionhigh forclinical childrenrisk andof youngpsychosis adultsand inmood thedisorders Commonwealthor who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

Such strategic plan shall be for a period of at least three years and no more than SB641SB641E 2 of 2 five years, and shall include strategies for: