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SB 1436 Child abuse or neglect; prenatal substance exposure, mandatory reporters.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect; prenatal substance exposure. Requires any licensed hospital, whenever a health care provider in such hospital reports suspected child abuse or neglect resulting from prenatal substance exposure, to require the development of a written discharge plan that includes, among other things, appropriate treatment referrals and notice to the community services board of the jurisdiction in which the mother resides for the appointment of a discharge plan manager. The bill provides that such reports shall not constitute a per se finding of child abuse or neglect.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103210D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105309D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1436ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103210D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/17/19 Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/19 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105309D-S1
- 01/28/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105309D-S1
- 01/29/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1436S1
- 01/30/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/07/19 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/19 House: Read second time
- 02/11/19 House: Read third time
- 02/11/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/12/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1436ER)
- 02/12/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/14/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 14, 2019
- 02/14/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2019
- 02/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)