Healthcare providers; help promote 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; urge

HR 713 is a resolution urging Georgia healthcare providers to include information about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in their patient call recordings. It asks providers to add this national mental health crisis resource (which connects callers to Georgia’s 24/7 Georgia Crisis and Access Line) to existing recorded messages, similar to how they currently direct patients to 911 for emergencies. The resolution also requests the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health to develop a standard script for providers to use. This is a non-binding recommendation, not a law, and directly affects healthcare facilities across Georgia that use automated phone messages for patients.