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2001 SESSION
SB 1159 DMHMRSAS; licensing.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services; licensing. Clarifies and updates the statutory provisions for licensing operations of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS). The bill defines providers that are licensed and the services that they provide. The Commissioner of DMHMRSAS is granted access at all reasonable times to all services and records, including medical records. Records that are confidential under federal or state law shall be maintained as confidential by the Department; however, there shall be no right of access to peer review communications that are privileged. The bill clarifies inspections shall be focused on preventing specific risks to consumers, including an evaluation of the physical facilities in which the services are provided. Further, the bill states the Commissioner shall promptly investigate all complaints. The bill clarifies the maximum term of provisional and conditional licenses shall be six months. Such licenses may be renewed for a total period of provisional or conditional licensing of 12 successive months. Finally, the bill provides that the State Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Board may promulgate regulations specifying the maximum number of residents to be served by any intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. This bill is identical to HB 2595.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 013503212 pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 014190432-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1159ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 013503212
- 01/10/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/02/01 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 014190432-S1
- 02/05/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 014190432-S1
- 02/06/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 014190432-S1
- 02/06/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/01 House: Read first time
- 02/09/01 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/13/01 House: Reported from H. W. I. (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/01 House: Read second time
- 02/15/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/01 House: Passed by for the day (51-Y 45-N)
- 02/16/01 House: VOTE: (51-Y 45-N)
- 02/19/01 House: Read third time
- 02/19/01 House: Floor amendment by Del. Clement ruled not germane
- 02/19/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 10-N)
- 02/19/01 House: Passed House (86-Y 10-N)
- 02/24/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1159ER)
- 03/02/01 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)