(1) Each municipal police department is encouraged to adopt a policy whereby mental health professionals, to the extent practicable, provide:
(a) On-scene response services to support officers' handling of persons with mental health disorders; and
(b) Counseling services to officers of the police department.
(2) In implementing a policy as described in subsection (1) of this section, a municipal police department shall not require a mental health professional to counsel both a person with a mental health disorder and an officer if, in the judgment of the mental health professional, doing so would constitute a conflict of interest or a breach of a professional code of ethics.
(3) For the purposes of this section, each municipal police department is encouraged to apply annually for a grant from the peace officers mental health support grant program created in section 24-32-3501.
(4) As used in this section, "mental health professional" means a mental health professional licensed to practice medicine pursuant to part 1 of article 36 of title 12 or a person licensed as a mental health professional pursuant to article 43 of title 12.
(5) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.
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