9–8–8 and 9–1–1 Integration Act

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Creates expert panel to improve 9-1-1 responses for people experiencing mental health crises.

This panel would develop recommendations for how 9-1-1 dispatchers should respond to callers in a mental health crisis. This includes connecting them to crisis care or the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline. The goal is to ensure people get the right help when they call 9-1-1 during a behavioral health emergency.

What Would Change

Currently, there is no federally required panel focused on setting national recommendations for 9-1-1 dispatcher training and protocols for behavioral health crises, or for integrating 9-8-8 services. If this bill passes, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would create a permanent panel of experts. This panel would develop and regularly update recommendations for 9-1-1 dispatchers, focusing on appropriate responses to behavioral health crises and connecting callers to 9-8-8 or other crisis care.

Key Provisions

Creates a permanent panel of experts within the Department of Health and Human Services to recommend training and protocols for 9-1-1 dispatchers.
Requires the panel to ensure 9-1-1 dispatchers respond appropriately to people experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
Directs the panel to consider connecting 9-1-1 callers to crisis care services or transferring calls to the 9-8-8 system.
Requires the panel to set training and staffing rules for dispatchers, including cultural competency and implicit bias training.
Requires the panel to coordinate with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use (SAMHSA) to align federal crisis response systems.

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9–8–8 and 9–1–1 Integration Act

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