An Act to Require Data Collection on and Reporting of Psychiatric Hospital Resources and Transparency in Denials of Emergency Involuntary Admissions to Psychiatric Hospitals

This bill requires psychiatric hospitals to provide detailed written explanations for denying emergency admissions and to report daily on their bed availability to the Department of Health and Human Services. The department must then make this bed availability information publicly accessible in real time. Additionally, the bill mandates biennial reports from psychiatric hospitals on bed capacity and occupancy, with the department compiling this data into a public report on statewide trends and deficiencies in mental health services.

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