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1994 SESSION
HB 673 Mental health service providers.
Introduced by: Jay W. DeBoer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Mental health providers. Provides that mental health service providers have a duty to take precautions to protect third parties from violent behavior or serious harm only when the client has communicated a specific and immediate threat to cause bodily injury or death to an identified or readily identifiable third party. If the third party is a child the provider also has a duty to take precautions if threats of physical or sexual abuse are made. A mental health provider may discharge the duty by seeking civil commitment, making reasonable attempts to warn the potential victim or notify the appropriate law-enforcement official, or providing counseling until the provider reasonably believes the threat is gone. The bill also provides that the provider is not civilly liable for breaching confidentiality to communicate such threats, failing to predict harm in the absence of a threat or failing to take precautions other than those outlined.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/08/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD4360200 (HB673H1) pdf
- 03/16/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB673ER) pdf
- 05/24/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0958) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/28/94 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 02/08/94 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD4360200 (HB673H1)
- 02/09/94 House: Read first time
- 02/10/94 House: Read second time
- 02/10/94 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 02/10/94 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/11/94 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/94 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/16/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/24/94 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/94 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/94 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/28/94 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/28/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/94 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/94 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/94 House: Title replaced
- 03/16/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB673ER)
- 03/28/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/28/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/29/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/12/94 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/94 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation (4-Y 94-N)
- 04/20/94 House: VOTE: REJECTED (4-Y 94-N)
- 04/20/94 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/20/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 958 (effective 7/1/94)
- 05/24/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0958)