Connecticut 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 368 — AN ACT CONCERNING SUICIDE PREVENTION.

Last action — FILE NO. 189

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
368 February Session, 2022 LCO No.
189 February Session, 2022 Substitute Senate Bill No.
2873 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by:
368 Senate, March 29, 2022 The Committee on Public Health reported through SEN.
(PH) AN ACT CONCERNING SUICIDE PREVENTION.
DAUGHERTY ABRAMS of the 13th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING SUICIDE PREVENTION.
The board [shall consist of twenty members, which shall include] may include (1) representatives from suicide prevention foundations, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement agencies, religious or fraternal organizations, civic or volunteer groups, state and local government agencies, tribal governments or organizations, health care providers or local organizations with expertise in the mental health of children or adults or mental health issues with a focus on suicide prevention, (2) one psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state, (3) one psychologist licensed in this state, (4) one representative of a local or regional board of education, (5) one high school teacher, (6) one high LCO No.
The board [shall consist of twenty members, which shall include] may include (1) representatives from suicide prevention foundations, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement agencies, religious or fraternal organizations, civic or volunteer groups, state and local government agencies, tribal governments or organizations, health care providers or local organizations with expertise in the mental health of children or adults or mental health issues with a focus on suicide prevention, (2) one psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state, (3) one sSB368 / File No.
2873 1 of 5 Raised Bill No.368 school student, (7) one college or university faculty member, (8) one college or university student, [and] (9) one parent, and (10) a person who has experienced suicide ideation or loss, all appointed by the Commissioner of Children and Families.
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189 psychologist licensed in this state, (4) one representative of a local or regional board of education, (5) one high school teacher, (6) one high school student, (7) one college or university faculty member, (8) one college or university student, [and] (9) one parent, and (10) a person who has experienced suicide ideation or loss, all appointed by the Commissioner of Children and Families.
The Commissioner] The Commissioners of Children and Families and Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioners' designees, shall [be a nonvoting, ex-officio member] serve as cochairpersons of the board.
The Commissioner] The Commissioners of Children and Families and Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioners' designees, shall [be a nonvoting, ex-officio member of the board.
The board shall elect a [chairman, and a vice-chairman to act in the chairman's absence] representative of a local organization with expertise in mental health or a suicide prevention foundation, if such a representative is appointed by the Commissioner of Children and Families, to serve as a cochairperson of the board.
The board shall elect a chairman, and a vice-chairman to act inthechairman'sabsence]serve ascochairpersons oftheboardandmay appoint a representative of a local organization with expertise in mental health or a suicide prevention foundation to serve as a third cochairperson of the board.
(4) recommend interagency policies and procedures for the coordination of services [for youths and families] in the area of suicide prevention, intervention and response;
(4) recommend interagency policies and procedures for the coordination of services [for youths and families] in sSB368 / File No.
(5) make LCO No.
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2873 2 of 5 Raised Bill No.368 recommendations for the establishment and implementation of suicide prevention, intervention and response procedures in schools and communities;
189 the area of suicide prevention, intervention and response;
(5) make recommendations for the establishment and implementation of suicide prevention, intervention and response procedures in schools and communities;
(A) Infectious diseases, including, but not limited to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus, (B) risk management, including, but not limited to, prescribing controlled substances and pain management, and, for registration periods beginning on or after October 1, 2019, such risk management continuing medical education may also include screening for inflammatory breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancers, including colon, gastric, pancreatic and neuroendocrine cancers and other rare gastrointestinal tumors, (C) sexual assault, (D) domestic violence, (E) cultural competency, and (F) behavioral health, provided further that on and after January 1, 2016, such behavioral health LCO No.
(A) Infectious diseases, including, but not limited to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus, (B) risk management, including, but not limited to, prescribing controlled substances and pain management, and, for registration periods beginning on or after October 1, 2019, such risk management continuing medical education may also include screening for inflammatory breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancers, including colon, gastric, pancreatic and neuroendocrine cancers and other rare gastrointestinal tumors, (C) sexual assault, (D) domestic violence, (E) cultural competency, and (F) behavioral health, provided sSB368 / File No.
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368 continuing medical educationmay include, but not belimitedto,at least two contact hours of training or education during the first renewal period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every six years thereafter, on (i) suicide prevention, or (ii) diagnosing and treating [(i)] (I) cognitive conditions, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, delirium, related cognitive impairments and geriatric depression, or [(ii)] (II) mental health conditions, including, but not limited to, mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans.
189 further that on and after January 1, 2016, such behavioral health continuing medical educationmay include, but not belimitedto,at least two contact hours of training or education during the first renewal period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every six years thereafter, on (i) suicide prevention, or (ii) diagnosing and treating [(i)] (I) cognitive conditions, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, delirium, related cognitive impairments and geriatric depression, or [(ii)] (II) mental health conditions, including, but not limited to, mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans.
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368 (6) Three appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Education Association;
189 (6) Three appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Education Association;
3 July 1, 2022 10-222q(b)(6) Statement of Purpose:
3 July 1, 2022 10-222q(b)(6) PH Joint Favorable Subst.
To expand the scope of the Youth Suicide Advisory Board and require continuing medical education regarding suicide prevention.
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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
189 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
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In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation This bill, which codifies existing practice by expanding the scope of the Department of Children and Family’s (DCF) Youth Suicide Advisory Board to address suicide prevention across a person’s lifespan, has no fiscal impact.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None sSB368 / File No.
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189 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 368 AN ACT CONCERNING SUICIDE PREVENTION.
SUMMARY This bill codifies existing practice by expanding the scope of the Department of Children and Family’s (DCF) Youth Suicide Advisory Board to address suicide prevention across a person’s lifespan.
It correspondingly renames the board as the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board, reflecting existing practice.
It makes conforming changes to the board’s responsibilities to reflect its broader scope, such as requiring the board to develop a statewide strategic suicide prevention plan, not just one focused on youth.
The bill specifically adds behavioral health care providers and higher education faculty members to the list of people to whom the board must periodically offer training, within available appropriations.
It requires the board’s recommendations to address suicide intervention and response, not just prevention, procedures for schools, communities, and interagency service coordination.
The bill also makes several changes to the board’s membership and procedures.
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Instead of requiring 20 members as under current law, it adds to the types of organizations that can be represented on the board and makes certain current appointments optional.
Among other things, it (1) adds an additional co-chair to the board and allows for the co- chairs to appoint a third co-chair and (2) allows the board to adopt bylaws.
Lastly, the bill specifically allows physicians’ continuing medical educationinbehavioralhealthtoincludetrainingonsuicideprevention.
By law, physicians generally must complete at least one contact hour of behavioral health continuing education ever six years, and a total of 50 sSB368 / File No.
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189 contact hours of continuing education every two years, starting with their second license renewal.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2022 CONNECTICUT SUICIDE ADVISORY BOARD Under current law, the board consists of the following members:
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eight appointed by the DCF commissioner, including a state- licensed psychiatrist and psychologist, local or regional school board representative, high school teacher and student, college or university faculty member and student, and parent;
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additional DCF commissioner appointees with expertise in children’s mental health or mental health issues with a focus on suicide prevention;
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one representative each from the Department of Public Health (DPH), Department of Education (SDE) and Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR), appointed by the applicable department commissioner or Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) president;
and 4.
the DCF commissioner, who serves in a non-voting, ex-officio capacity.
The bill makes several changes to the board’s membership, as reflected in Table 1 below.
Table 1:
Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board Membership Under the Bill Permissible Appointments Required Members (Appointed by the DCF commissioner) Representatives from suicide One representative each from DPH, SDE, prevention foundations, youth-servinand BOR, appointed by the applicable organizations, law enforcement commissioner or CSCU president agencies, religious or fraternal organizations, civic or volunteer groups, DCF commissioner or designee (who state and local government agencies,now serves as a voting member) tribal governments or organizations, sSB368 / File No.
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189 Permissible Appointments Required Members (Appointed by the DCF commissioner) health care providers, or local DMHAS commissioner or designee organizations with expertise in the mental health of children or adults or mental health issues with a focus on suicide prevention A state-licensed psychiatrist, state- licensed psychologist, local or regional school board representative, high school teacher, high school student, college or university faculty member, college or university student, parent, or person who has experienced suicide ideation or loss Board Chairpersons Under current law, the board elects a chairperson, as well as a vice- chairperson to act in the chairperson’s absence.
The bill instead reflects current practice by requiring the DCF and DMHAS commissioners, or their designees, to serve as co-chairpersons of the board.
It also allows them to appoint a third co-chairperson, who must be a representative of a (1) local organization with mental health expertise or (2) suicide prevention foundation.
Changes to Board Procedures The bill allows the board to adopt bylaws to govern itself and its meetings.
It also eliminates provisions in current law providing that board members (1) serve two-year terms without compensation and (2) are deemed to have resigned from the board if they miss three meetings in a row or half of all meetings in a calendar year.
COMMITTEE ACTION Public Health Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 31 Nay 0 (03/16/2022) sSB368 / File No.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 189

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 160

  3. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/28/22

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0314

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health

Sponsors

  • John K. Hampton · Primary
  • Hubert D. Delany · Primary
  • Jeff Currey · Primary
  • Brian T. Smith · Primary
  • Jillian Gilchrest · Primary
  • Saud Anwar · Primary
  • Cristin Mccarthy Vahey · Primary
  • K. Mccarty · Primary

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Who sponsors SB 368?
SB 368 is sponsored by Hampton, John K., Delany, Hubert D., Currey, Jeff, Smith, Brian T., Jillian Gilchrest (Democratic), Saud Anwar (Democratic), Mccarthy Vahey, Cristin, and Mccarty, K..
What is the current status of SB 368?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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