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1998 SESSION

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HB 681 Involuntary detention; certif. program for mental illness evaluators.

Introduced by: A. Victor Thomas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Involuntary detention; certification program for mental illness evaluators. Provides that any individual who is skilled in the assessment and treatment of mental illness and who provides a prescreening evaluation for persons believed to be mentally ill and in need of hospitalization must also complete a certification program approved by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Such certification program includes a practice protocol as well as minimum skill and educational standards for evaluators. This is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate the Future Delivery of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (HJR 240-1996). The bill has a technical amendment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989000661  pdf
• 02/16/98  House: Printed as engrossed 989000661-E  pdf
• 03/20/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB681ER)  pdf
• 04/27/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/22/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989000661
• 01/22/98  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/29/98  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/98  House: Read first time
• 01/30/98  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/14/98  House: Reported from Appropriations with amd. (29-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/98  House: Read first time
• 02/16/98  House: Read second time
• 02/16/98  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/16/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/16/98  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: VOTE: CONSTITUTIONAL READING (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/98  House: Printed as engrossed 989000661-E
• 02/17/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/17/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/20/98  Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Care
• 03/05/98  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/09/98  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/20/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB681ER)
• 03/25/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/15/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 611 (effective 1/1/99)
• 04/27/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0611)