Sec. 4. The commission shall prepare a final report due not later than October 1, 2024. The report must address issues in the following areas:

(1) Progress on the division’s implementation of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and the community behavioral health clinic model.

(2) Progress on the recommendations of the commission’s previous report submitted on October 1, 2022.

(3) An in depth examination of the following areas:

(A) The mental health of youth and adolescents, as well as the systems in place for treatment and care of youth and adolescents.

(B) The mental health of individuals fifty-five (55) years of age or older.

(C) The level of mental health care available to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(4) A review of the:

(A) annual increase in the number of crisis services provided by certified community behavioral health centers;

(B) annual increase in the number of behavioral health professionals providing Medicaid services;

(C) annual change in the number of suicides in the state;

(D) annual change in the number of persons admitted to emergency rooms for mental illness; and

(E) annual number of people held in a local jail with a mental health condition or substance use disorder.

As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.10.