Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB552: Behavioral Health Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses provisions related to behavioral health.
What the bill says
An act that results in the death of the actor or another individual, whether the act was a suicide, homicide, legal intervention, act of self-defense, or accident. (2) The division office shall appoint a state suicide prevention coordinator to , under the direction of the commission, administer a state suicide prevention program composed of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, services, and efforts. (3) The coordinator shall: (a) establish a Statewide Suicide Prevention Committee with membership from public and private organizations and Utah citizens; and (b) appoint a c.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
an act that results in the death of the actor or another individual, whether the act was a suicide, homicide, legal intervention, act of self-defense, or accident. (2) The division office shall appoint a state suicide prevention coordinator to , under the direction of the commission, administer a state suicide prevention program composed of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, services, and efforts. (3) The coordinator shall: (a) establish a Statewide Suicide Prevention Committee with membership from public and private organizations and Utah citizens; and (b) appoint a chair and co-chair from among the membership of the coalition to lead the coalition. (4) The state suicide prevention program may include the following components: (a) delivery of resources, tools, and training to community-based coalitions; (b) evidence-based suicide risk assessment tools and training; (c) town hall meetings for building community-based suicide prevention strategies; (d) suicide prevention gatekeeper training; (e) training to identify warning signs and to manage an at-risk individual's crisis; (f) evidence-based intervention training; (g) intervention skills training; (h) postvention training; or (i) a public education campaign to improve public awareness about warning signs of suicide and suicide prevention resources. (5) The coordinator shall coordinate with the following to gather statistics, among other duties: (a) local mental health and substance abuse authorities; (b) the State Board of Education, including the public …