CHAPTER NUMBER: 49
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled:
-
Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical
Professional Counselors
Adding licensed clinical professional counselors to the list of
professionals authorized to diagnose a mental disorder for purposes of
seeking an emergency evaluation of an individual; allowing licensed
clinical professional counselors to petition for an emergency
evaluation; allowing licensed clinical professional counselors to sign
and submit those petitions to peace officers; etc.
House Action
- 1/22
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 1/23
- Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/11
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 2/12
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/14
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 4/9
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 49
Senate Action
- 2/15
- First Reading Finance
- 3/20
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS
- EMERGENCIES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- MENTAL HEALTH
- PETITIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
10-601 ,
10-620 ,
10-622 ,
10-623 ,
10-624
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Senate
- April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
