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2000 SESSION
HB 677 Mental health service providers; duty to inform.
Introduced by: Glenn M. Weatherholtz | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Mental health service providers duty to inform. Requires any mental health service provider, as defined in § 54.1-2400.1, who learns of evidence that indicates a reasonable probability that another mental health provider is or may be guilty of a violation of standards of conduct to advise his patient of the right to report such information to the Department of Health Professions. The mental health service provider must provide the patient with information, including, but not limited to, the Department's toll-free complaint hotline number for consumer complaints and written information published by the Department of Health Professions, explaining how to file a report. The mental health service provider must also document in the patient's record the alleged misconduct, the category of licensure or certification and approximate dates of treatment, if known, of the mental health services provider who will be the subject of the report, and the action taken by the mental health service provider to inform the patient of his right to file a complaint with the Department of Health Professions. The mental health service provider will be immune from any civil liability or criminal prosecution resulting therefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious intent. Any person failing to inform a patient of his right to file a complaint against a regulated person as provided in this bill will be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006015984 pdf
- 02/12/00 House: Printed as engrossed 006015984-E pdf
- 03/14/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB677ER) pdf
- 04/20/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006015984
- 01/21/00 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/24/00 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
- 02/01/00 House: Continued to 2001 in H. W. I. (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/00 House: Reconsidered by Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/10/00 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/00 House: Read first time
- 02/12/00 House: Read second time
- 02/12/00 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/12/00 House: Printed as engrossed 006015984-E
- 02/14/00 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/24/00 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/00 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/28/00 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/28/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/00 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/01/00 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (88-Y 9-N)
- 03/01/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (88-Y 9-N)
- 03/14/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB677ER)
- 03/16/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/16/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/07/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 578 (effective 7/1/00)
- 04/20/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)