Legislation

Title: Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical and Clinical Directors
Sponsored by: Delegates Hill and Haynes
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring that regulations adopted under certain provisions of law regulating behavioral health programs include a provision requiring that the medical director of a behavioral health program licensed as an outpatient mental health center be a licensed and appropriately trained physician; and altering the requirement that certain regulations include a provision authorizing a psychiatric nurse practitioner to serve as clinical director, rather than a medical director, of a certain outpatient mental health center.

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2020 Legislative Date 2/07/2020 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical and Clinical Directors Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2020 Legislative Date 2/14/2020 Action Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/07/2020	2/07/2020	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical and Clinical Directors
House	2/14/2020	2/14/2020	Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

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