Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (page II-38), adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:
____. Database of Community Inpatient Beds. Using the money appropriated above for Strategy D.2.7, Community Behavioral Health Administration, the Health and Human Services Commission shall undertake to establish and implement an integrated statewide database of information regarding the number of available beds at inpatient mental health facilities, information regarding the availability of behavioral health treatment, and information regarding other resources to expedite access to care for individuals in need of behavioral health services. The legislature intends that the database will:
(1) make available tools to assist in referrals to and communicating with behavioral health service providers;
(2) make available clinical decision support;
(3) provide the capability for advanced data analytics; and
(4) facilitate electronic integration with existing behavioral health systems.