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2012 SESSION
HB 552 Mental health and developmental services; replaces certain terminology, technical amendments.
Introduced by: T. Scott Garrett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Mental health and developmental services; terminology. Replaces the terms "mental retardation" and "mental deficiency" with the term "intellectual disability" when referring to the diagnosis of, and with the term "developmental" when referring to services for, individuals with intellectual disabilities; replaces the terms "mentally retarded," "mentally deficient," and "mentally defective" with the term "individual with intellectual disability"; replaces the terms "consumer," "patient," and "resident" with the term "individual receiving services" when used in connection with mental health or developmental services; updates the Code to reflect proper terminology for state hospitals for individuals with mental illness and state training centers for individuals with intellectual disabilities; defines the terms "behavioral health services," "developmental services," "individual receiving services," "intellectual disability," and "mental health services"; and revises the definition of "training center." This bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 387.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101016D pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB552ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101016D
- 01/10/12 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/12 House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
- 01/16/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/18/12 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 01/19/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/12 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/12 House: Read first time
- 01/26/12 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/12 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/12 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB552ER)
- 03/06/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 507 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)