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|BILL NO. 146 By: Murdock of the Senate |
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| Newton of the House |
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6| An Act relating to the Department of Public Safety; |
| amending Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 165, O.S.L. 2022 |
7| (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 9101 and 9102), which |
| relate to the Mental Wellness Division; expanding |
8| scope of eligibility; updating statutory reference; |
| updating statutory language; and providing an |
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11|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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12| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 165, O.S.L. |
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13|2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9101), is amended to read as |
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14|follows: |
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15| Section 9101. A. The Department of Public Safety shall |
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16|establish and maintain a Mental Wellness Division to provide mental |
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17|wellness services and programs to public safety personnel and |
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18|retirees thereof to promote good mental wellness. The Commissioner |
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19|of Public Safety shall appoint the Director of the Mental Wellness |
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20|Division. |
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21| B. The Director of the Mental Wellness Division shall report to |
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22|the Commissioner. All current and former employees of the Mental |
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23|Wellness Division shall maintain the privacy of all public safety |
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24|personnel served by the Division or who participate in its programs. |
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1| No privileged personal health information shall ever be shared with |
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2|the Commissioner or made public without the consent of that person. |
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3|However, aggregate mental health information may be shared with the |
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4|Commissioner. Aggregate mental health information may be made |
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5|public by the Commissioner if, in the judgment of the Commissioner, |
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6|doing so could improve public safety mental wellness policies for |
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7|public safety personnel and the information is made public for this |
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8|sole purpose. Provided, no aggregate mental health information may |
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9|be shared or made public if doing so could reveal otherwise |
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10|privileged personal mental health information about any specific |
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11|individual. It shall be the duty of the Director of the Division to |
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12|establish the necessary policies and procedures to ensure the |
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13|privacy and confidentiality requirements of this section and of all |
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14|other applicable health privacy laws. Any breach of the privacy |
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15|provisions of this section and of any other applicable health |
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16|privacy laws must be timely and thoroughly investigated and the |
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17|appropriate disciplinary and corrective actions taken. |
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18| C. The Mental Wellness Division is authorized to enter into |
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19|partnerships with private entities to fulfill its mandate. |
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20| D. The offices, records, communications, information |
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21|technology, equipment, and any other resources of the Mental |
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22|Wellness Division shall be located and maintained separately from |
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23|that of the other divisions within the Department. |
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1| SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 165, O.S.L. | | | 2|2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 9102), is amended to read as | | | 3|follows: | | | 4| Section 9102. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a | | | 5|revolving fund for the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the | | | 6|Mental Wellness Division of the Department of Public Safety to be | | | 7|designated the "Mental Wellness Division Revolving Fund". The fund | | | 8|shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, | | | 9|and shall consist of those monies appropriated to the fund by law or | | | 10|deposited in the fund as provided pursuant to the provisions of | | | 11|Section3 of this act9103 of this title. All monies accruing to | | | 12|the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted | | | 13|and expended by the Mental Wellness Division for the purpose of | | | 14|providing mental wellness services and programs to public safety | | | 15|personnel and retirees thereof. Expenditures from the fund shall be | | | 16|made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims | | | 17|filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of | | | 18|Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. | | | 19| SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. | | | 20| Passed the Senate the 17th day of March, 2025. | | | 21| | | | 22| | | Presiding Officer of the Senate | 23| | | | 24| | | | Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
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