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HOUSE BILL 281

CHAPTER NUMBER: 595
File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard and Rosenberg

Entitled:
Mental Health - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness

Synopsis:

Requiring the Mental Hygiene Administration to reimburse specified mental health providers for specified services; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide access to a 30-day supply of medication to specified individuals under specified circumstances; establishing a specified immunity from civil liability for specified persons; requiring the Mental Hygiene Administration to develop a plan to divert specified individuals with mental illness to specified types of services; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
4/6
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
4/1
First Reading Senate Rules
4/6
Re-referred Finance
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 595

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Appropriations
Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Electronic Government
Ex-Offenders
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Human Resources, Department of
Identification
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Mental Health
Motor Vehicle Administration
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Social Services -see also- Welfare
Social Workers

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Correctional Services
( 9-612 )

Health - General
( 10-814 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 782316/01     Offered on: April 4, 2007   at: 10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 283926/01     Offered on: April 9, 2007   at: 11:03 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 30, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
April 6, 2007: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 4, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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