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HOUSE BILL 415

CHAPTER NUMBER: 621
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 874

Sponsored By:
Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Riley, and Weldon

Entitled:
Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Facilities

Synopsis:

Altering policies of the State concerning the rights of individuals with mental disorders who receive services in specified facilities; repealing the authority of staff in specified facilities to use a technique to transition individuals to a restraint position; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/11
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/24
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 621

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advance Medical Directives
Clinics
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Human Rights
Mental Health
Ombudsmen
Patients
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
State Hospitals

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 10-701 )

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: 396681/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)



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