Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Chapter 1005 of the Public Acts of 2018.
The Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 required the department of health to establish a team to study the subject of suicide in Tennessee and issue a report to the general assembly recommending any necessary programs or policies to prevent suicide deaths by June 30, 2020. The Act is scheduled to expire June 30, 2021. <br /> <br /> This bill removes the expiration date on the Suicide Prevention Act of 2018, adds a requirement that suicide data compiled by the team include data concerning medications that were prescribed to the deceased, and requires that the team report to the general assembly every two years.<br /> <br />
The Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 required the department of health to establish a team to study the subject of suicide in Tennessee and issue a report to the general assembly recommending any necessary programs or policies to prevent suicide deaths by June 30, 2020. The Act is scheduled to expire June 30, 2021. <br /> <br /> This bill removes the expiration date on the Suicide Prevention Act of 2018, adds a requirement that suicide data compiled by the team include data concerning medications that were prescribed to the deceased, and requires that the team report to the general assembly every two years.<br /> <br />
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