Bills affecting Mental health service user in Oklahoma — 2026 session

988 Mental Health Lifeline; defining terms; suicide prevention and crisis service activities; standards; rules; creating the 988 Lifeline Revolving Fund; declaring funds appropriated. Effective date.

988 Mental Health Lifeline; terms; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; suicide prevention and crisis service activities; performance and clinical standards; promulgation of rules; 988 Lifeline Revolving Fund; purpose; funding; enforcement; effective date.

Mental health; creating the Oklahoma Behavioral Health Vacancy Registry Act; requiring establishment of certain behavioral health vacancy registry; mandating certain reporting. Effective date.

Mental health; rules and standards for certification of behavioral health case managers; uniformity in rules and standards for certification for behavioral health case managers; certification as peer recovery support specialist; uniformity in rules and standards for certification for peer recovery support specialist; effective date.

State Commissioner of Health; requiring Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services conduct a feasibility study to gather certain information. Emergency.

Controlled dangerous substances; Veterans Mental Health Innovation Act; authorizing certain scientific research and clinical trials related to ibogaine; requiring registration; providing certain immunities; effective date.

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; making an appropriation; stating purpose. Effective date. Emergency.

Mental health; definitions; 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline System; administrative structure; evaluation; workforce retention; trust fund; telecommunication fee; maximization of federal funding; effective date.

Behavioral health; terms; Medicaid; scope of practice; interns; administrative requirements; effective date.

Real property; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; trust; proceeds of sales; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Real Property Trust; permissible use of proceeds; descriptions of tracts of land; effective date.

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; making an appropriation; requiring portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency.

Mental health; authorizing court-ordered outpatient treatment; effective date.

Inmate assessment and evaluations; providing risk, mental health and substance abuse screenings for arrested persons; effective date.

Schools; student mental health; State Department of Education to create a school-based telehealth pilot program; request for proposals; definitions; optional school district participation; reporting to the Legislature; requiring the Department to seek funding; effective date; emergency.

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; making an appropriation; source; amount; purpose; emergency.

Mental health; modifying certain definitions. Effective date.

School employees; Education Employee Assistant Program; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; effective date; emergency.

Medicaid; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; mental health; children; effective date.

Schools; attendance; allowing one day per semester for an excused absence for student mental health; effective date; emergency.

Mental health crisis; Oklahoma Health Crisis Communication and Patient Rights Act; terms; intake procedures; temporary decision support; capacity and consent; transfer notification; continuity of care; coordination with primary care providers; reports; Legislature; patient rights; effective date.