Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1911 — Mental health; definitions; 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline System; administrative structure; evaluation; workforce retention; trust fund; telecommunication fee; maximization of federal funding; effective date.

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Stalled 2% · moderate confidence

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The proposed amendment for House Bill 1911 replaces the entire original text with new language, which is yet to be specified in detail. This change likely aims to adjust the bill’s focus or specific provisions related to mental health initiatives. Such updates are important as they can significantly influence how mental health services, such as crisis response systems, are structured and funded, impacting the support available to individuals in need.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) HOUSE BILL 1911 By:
HB1911 POLPCS1 Arturo Alonso-Sandoval-TJ 2/20/2025 3:25:52 pm COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER:
Alonso-Sandoval 5 AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to mental health;
CHAIR:
I move to amend HB1911 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language:
AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by:
Arturo Alonso- Sandoval Adopted:
_____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
1911 By:
Alonso-Sandoval 6 8 PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to mental health;
"911" means any telephone system whereby telephone subscribers may utilize a three-digit number (9-1-1) for reporting an emergency to the appropriate public agency providing law enforcement, fire, medical or other emergency services, including ancillary communications systems and personnel necessary to pass the reported emergency to the appropriate emergency service and which Req.
"911" means any telephone system whereby telephone subscribers may utilize a three-digit number (9-1-1) for reporting an emergency to the appropriate public agency providing law enforcement, fire, medical or other emergency services, including ancillary communications systems and personnel necessary to pass the Req.
11179 Page 1 the wireless service provider is required to provide pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission Order 94-102, 961 Federal Register 40348;
12762 Page 1 reported emergency to the appropriate emergency service and which the wireless service provider is required to provide pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission Order 94-102, 961 Federal Register 40348;
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"988 contact" means a communication with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system within the United States or its successor via Req.
11179 Page 2 modalities offered, including call, chat, text or a transfer from peer-operated warmlines, other behavioral health crisis hotlines and emotional support lines;
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"988 contact" means a communication with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system within the United States or its successor via modalities offered, including call, chat, text or a transfer from peer-operated warmlines, other behavioral health crisis hotlines and emotional support lines;
"Behavioral health crisis services" are intensive services that are provided to address or prevent behavioral health symptoms, situations, or events that may negatively impact an individual's ability to function within his or her current family or caregiver and living situation, school, workplace, or community.
"Behavioral health crisis services" are intensive services that are provided to address or prevent behavioral health symptoms, situations, or events that may negatively impact an individual's ability to function within his or her current family or caregiver Req.
Behavioral health crisis services are for anyone, anywhere, and at any time and Req.
11179 Page 3 can be provided in a variety of settings, including via text or telephone, face-to-face at an individual's home, or in the community;
12762 Page 3 and living situation, school, workplace, or community.
Behavioral health crisis services are for anyone, anywhere, and at any time and can be provided in a variety of settings, including via text or telephone, face-to-face at an individual's home, or in the community;
involve collaboration with law enforcement and emergency medical services.
involve collaboration with law enforcement and emergency medical services;
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Req.
"Behavioral health equity" is the right to access high- quality, affordable behavioral health care services and support, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, Req.
11179 Page 4 geography, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
12762 Page 4 10.
"Behavioral health equity" is the right to access high- quality, affordable behavioral health care services and support, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, geography, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
members of the LGBTQ community, including lesbian and gay individuals, e.
members of the LGBTQ community, e.
"Community Mental Health Centers, and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics" are facilities as defined under Section 1913(c) of the Public Health Services Act or Section 223(d) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), and Community Req.
"Community Mental Health Centers and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics" are facilities as defined under Section Req.
11179 Page 5 Behavioral Health Organizations as licensed and certified by relevant state agencies;
12762 Page 5 1913(c) of the Public Health Services Act or Section 223(d) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), and Community Behavioral Health Organizations as licensed and certified by relevant state agencies;
"Crisis stabilization services" reflect a range of models and care to support individuals through emergent and urgent behavioral health needs.
"Crisis stabilization services" reflect a range of models and care to support individuals through emergent and urgent Req.
Crisis stabilization services involve facility-, home-, and community-based services that provide access Req.
11179 Page 6 to care and stabilization for adults and youth in crisis.
12762 Page 6 behavioral health needs.
Crisis stabilization services involve facility-, home-, and community-based services that provide access to care and stabilization for adults and youth in crisis.
"Health insurance" means any individual or group hospital or medical-expense-incurred policy or health care benefits plan or contract providing insurance against loss through illness or injury of the insured.
"Health insurance" means any individual or group hospital or medical-expense-incurred policy or health care benefits plan or Req.
The term does not include any policy governing Req.
11179 Page 7 short-term accidents only, a fixed indemnity policy, a limited benefit policy, a specified accident policy, a specified disease policy, a Medicare supplement policy, a long-term care policy, medical payment or personal injury coverage in a motor vehicle policy, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, a disability policy or workers' compensation;
12762 Page 7 contract providing insurance against loss through illness or injury of the insured.
The term does not include any policy governing short-term accidents only, a fixed indemnity policy, a limited benefit policy, a specified accident policy, a specified disease policy, a Medicare supplement policy, a long-term care policy, medical payment or personal injury coverage in a motor vehicle policy, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, a disability policy or workers' compensation;
"Mobile crisis team" means a multidisciplinary behavioral health team that includes at least one behavioral health care professional who is capable of conducting an assessment of the individual, in accordance with the professional's permitted scope of practice under state law, and other professionals or paraprofessionals with appropriate expertise in behavioral health or mental health crisis response, including nurses, social workers, peer support specialists, and others, whose members are trained in trauma-informed care, de-escalation strategies, and harm reduction;
"Mobile crisis team" means a multidisciplinary behavioral health team that includes at least one behavioral health care professional who is capable of conducting an assessment of the individual, in accordance with the professional's permitted scope of practice under state law, and other professionals or paraprofessionals with appropriate expertise in behavioral health or mental health crisis response, including nurses, social workers, peer support specialists, and others, whose members are trained in Req.
that is able to respond in a timely manner and, where appropriate, Req.
11179 Page 8 provide screening and assessment;
12762 Page 8 trauma-informed care, de-escalation strategies, and harm reduction;
that is able to respond in a timely manner and, where appropriate, provide screening and assessment;
and coordination with, and referrals to, health, social, and other services and supports as needed;
and coordination with, and referrals to health, social, and other services and supports as needed;
targets the needs of individuals experiencing the types of emotional distress that are similar in scope to the 988 Lifeline but are not connected to the 988 Lifeline;
targets the needs of individuals experiencing the types of emotional distress that are similar in scope to the 988 Lifeline, but are not connected to the 988 Lifeline;
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Calls are answered by trained peers who have lived experience with the type of mental health support the line is intended to provide.
Calls are answered by trained peers who have lived experience with the type of Req.
Peer- operated warmlines are typically local to the caller's jurisdiction Req.
11179 Page 9 or state, though there also are national peer warmlines geared toward specific groups such as teens, older adults, and LGBTQI+ individuals;
12762 Page 9 mental health support the line is intended to provide.
Peer- operated warmlines are typically local to the caller's jurisdiction or state, though there also are national peer warmlines geared toward specific groups such as teens, older adults, and LGBTQI+ individuals;
"Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA")" is the agency within the U.S.
"Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)" is the agency within the U.S.
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12762 Page 10 b.
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The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services having primary oversight of suicide prevention and crisis service activities and essential coordination with designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers, and working in concert with the 988 Lifeline, VCL, and other SAMHSA-approved networks, local 24-hour local crisis Req.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services having primary oversight of suicide prevention and crisis service activities and essential coordination with designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers, and working in concert with the 988 Lifeline, VCL, and other SAMHSA-approved networks, 24-hour local crisis hotlines, Req.
11179 Page 12 hotlines, the National Mental Health Hotline, and peer warmlines.
12762 Page 12 the National Mental Health Hotline, and peer warmlines.
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Designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers shall provide to the State of Oklahoma including the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services having primary oversight of suicide prevention, data and reports on crisis service activities and essential coordination;
designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers shall provide to the State of Oklahoma including the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services having primary oversight of suicide prevention, data and reports on crisis service activities and essential coordination, b.
2.
data related to their participation in evaluations related to quality improvement activities, and c.
Data related to their participation in evaluations related to quality improvement activities;
other data and reports as required;
and 3.
and 7.
Other data and reports as required;
and G.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will report revenue generated by the 988 telecommunications fees, fund deposits, expenditures and other related information as Req.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will report revenue generated by the 988 telecommunications fees, Req.
11179 Page 13 required to the Legislature and to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
12762 Page 13 fund deposits, expenditures and other related information as required to the Legislature and to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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The designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers shall meet the requirements set forth by the state or 988 Lifeline administrator Req.
11179 Page 14 for serving at-risk and specialized populations as identified by the state or SAMHSA including, but not be limited to:
12762 Page 14 12.
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The designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers shall meet the requirements set forth by the state or 988 Lifeline administrator for serving at-risk and specialized populations as identified by the state or SAMHSA including, but not be limited to:
Children, youth and young people;
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children, youth and young people, b.
Racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse populations;
racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse populations, c.
3.
rural individuals, d.
Rural individuals;
veterans, e.
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American Indians, f.
Veterans;
Alaskan Natives, and g.
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other high-risk populations as well as those with co- occurring substance use;
American Indians;
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Alaskan Natives;
and 7.
Other high-risk populations as well as those with co- occurring substance use;
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and N.
and 14.
The state or related public health authority and designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers shall take action to identify and implement behavioral health crisis workforce strategies for recruitment, retention, and support of a variety of behavioral health professionals and a certified peer recovery workforce.
The state or related public health authority and designated 988 Lifeline Crisis Centers shall take action to identify and implement behavioral health crisis workforce strategies for Req.
Req.
11179 Page 15 SECTION 3.
12762 Page 15 recruitment, retention, and support of a variety of behavioral health professionals and a certified peer recovery workforce.
SECTION 3.
grants and gifts intended for deposit in the fund, e.
grants and gifts intended for deposit in the fund, Req.
interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on the fund, and Req.
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12762 Page 16 e.
interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on the fund, and f.
does not revert at the end of any state fiscal year and shall remain available for the purposes of the fund in subsequent state fiscal years, b.
does not revert at the end of any state fiscal year and shall remain available for the purposes of the fund in subsequent state fiscal years, Req.
is not subject to transfer to any other fund or to transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any other Req.
11179 Page 17 use or purpose outside of those specified in this section, c.
12762 Page 17 b.
is not subject to transfer to any other fund or to transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any other use or purpose outside of those specified in this section, c.
SECTION 4.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12-203 of Title 43A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
11179 Page 18 The State of Oklahoma, in compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, shall establish a monthly statewide 988 telecommunications fee to support and sustain the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline centers.
12762 Page 18 SECTION 4.
The fee shall be imposed on each resident that is a subscriber of a commercial landline telephone, mobile telephone or IP-enabled voice services, and a point-of-sale 988 fee on each purchaser of a prepaid telephone service, at a rate that provides for the robust creation, operation, and maintenance of a statewide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline program and the continuum of crisis services provided pursuant to the National Guidelines for a Behavioral Health Coordinated System Of Crisis Care.
NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 12-203 of Title 43A, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The State of Oklahoma, in compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020, shall establish a monthly statewide 988 telecommunications fee to support and sustain the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline centers.
The revenue generated by a 988 fee should be sequestered in a trust as specified in Section 3 of this act to be obligated or expended only in support of 988 services, or enhancements of such services.
There shall be imposed a 9-8-8 telephone fee as follows:
1.
Five cents ($0.05) monthly on each wireless telephone connection and other wireless communication device or service connection with the ability to dial 9-8-8 for emergency calls;
2.
Five cents ($0.05) monthly on each service with the ability to dial 9-8-8 for emergency calls, including landline;
and 3.
Five cents ($0.05) on each prepaid wireless retail transaction occurring in this state.
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For purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section, a retail transaction that is effected in person by a consumer at a business location of the seller shall be treated as occurring in this state if that business location is in this state.
Any other retail transaction shall be sourced as provided in paragraphs 2 through 5 of this subsection as applicable.
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When the retail transaction does not occur at a business location of the seller, the retail transaction shall be sourced to the location where receipt by the consumer, or the consumer’s donee, Req.
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12762 Page 19 designated as such by the consumer, occurs, including the location indicated by instructions for delivery to the consumer or donee, known to the seller.
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When the provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsection do not apply, the sale shall be sourced to the location indicated by an address for the consumer that is available from the business records of the seller that are maintained in the ordinary course of the seller’s business when use of this address does not constitute bad faith.
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When the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection do not apply, the sale shall be sourced to the location indicated by an address for the consumer obtained during the consummation of the sale, including the address of a consumer’s payment instrument, if no other address is available, when use of this address does not constitute bad faith.
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When none of the previous rules of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection apply, including the circumstance in which the seller is without sufficient information to apply the previous rules, then the location shall be determined by the address from which the service was provided, disregarding for these purposes any location that merely provided the digital transfer of the product sold.
If the seller knows the mobile telephone number, the location will be that which is associated with the mobile telephone number.
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No.
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The revenue generated by a 988 fee should be sequestered in a trust as specified in Section 3 of this act to be obligated or expended only in support of 988 services, or enhancements of such services.
D.
Ensuring the efficient and effective routing and answering or handling of calls, chats and texts made to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and to the designated 988 Lifeline centers including staffing and technological infrastructure enhancements necessary to Req.
Ensuring the efficient and effective routing and answering or handling of calls, chats and texts made to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and to the designated 988 Lifeline centers including staffing and technological infrastructure enhancements necessary to achieve operational, performance and clinical standards and best practices set forth by the state or 988 Lifeline administrator;
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11179 Page 19 achieve operational, performance and clinical standards and best practices set forth by the state or 988 Lifeline administrator;
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E.
and 3.
and Req.
No.
12762 Page 21 3.
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Req.
SECTION 5.
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11179 Page 20 SECTION 5.
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12762 Page 22 2.
Mandating the Oklahoma Insurance Department and Medicaid behavioral managed health care to exercise their enforcement authority by verifying reimbursement to 988 centers for medically Req.
Mandating the Oklahoma Insurance Department and Medicaid behavioral managed health care to exercise their enforcement authority by verifying reimbursement to 988 centers for medically necessary behavioral health crisis services by health care service plans and disability insurers, and consistent with the requirements of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 29 U.S.C.
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11179 Page 21 necessary behavioral health crisis services by health care service plans and disability insurers, and consistent with the requirements of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, 29 U.S.C.
60-1-11179 TJ 01/14/25 Req.
60-1-12762 TJ 02/20/25 Req.
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12762 Page 23 2 4 6 8 Req.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Public Health

  2. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  3. Authored by Representative Alonso-Sandoval

  4. First Reading

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