Now Kentucky Law, Senators B. Smith, R. Alvarado, J. Carroll, G. Neal, W. Schroder"s SB225 is AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention. It amends KRS 194A.735 to expand eligibility, subject to sufficient funding, for the homelessness prevention project to individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness who have been admitted into hospital emergency departments at least 10 times annually, individuals in the top 10% of hospital users in hospitals at which over 10% of the patient census are diagnosed with severe mental illness, individuals being paroled, individuals aging out of foster care for up to two years after exit, and individuals outside of Oldham County; move support of the project to the Division of Behavioral Health.
Floor Amendments were made to ensure the bill retain original provisions; clarifying that expanded eligibility for the Homelessness Prevention project applies only to those with serious mental illness, those being released from mental health facilities, those with high utilization rates of the healthcare, mental healthcare, and judicial systems, those being released or paroled from state-operated prisons, and those aging out of foster care; and codify the establishment of the Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Floor Amendments were made to ensure the bill retain original provisions; clarifying that expanded eligibility for the Homelessness Prevention project applies only to those with serious mental illness, those being released from mental health facilities, those with high utilization rates of the healthcare, mental healthcare, and judicial systems, those being released or paroled from state-operated prisons, and those aging out of foster care; and codify the establishment of the Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness.
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