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2018 SESSION
HB 1487 Correctional facilities, local and regional; standards for mental health services.
Introduced by: Christopher P. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Mental health services in local and regional correctional facilities. Requires the Board of Corrections to adopt standards for mental health services in local and regional correctional facilities, which shall include a requirement that (i) the sheriff of every county and city in which a local correctional facility is located enter into an agreement with the community services board serving that county or city for the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services in the local correctional facility and (ii) the administrator of every regional correctional facility enter into an agreement with the community services board or boards serving the counties and cities participating in the regional correctional facility for the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services in the regional correctional facility. The bill also requires community services boards to provide mental health and substance abuse services to individuals in local and regional correctional facilities and establishes a procedure for the delivery of services to individuals released from local and regional correctional facilities by the community services board serving the local or regional correctional facility or the community services board serving the county or city in which the individual will reside upon his release.
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HISTORY
- 01/18/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18105062D
- 01/18/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/22/18 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/30/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (12-Y 8-N)
- 02/01/18 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/18 House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/06/18 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
- 02/13/18 House: Left in Appropriations