HB0810

2013 Regular Session

 

Entitled:

Mental Health Professionals - Duty to Report Risk of Serious Harm - Firearm Safety

Sponsored by:

Delegate Simmons

Status:

In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)


Synopsis:Requiring specified mental health professionals under specified circumstances to report to the Director of Mental Hygiene specified information about an individual that the mental health professional is currently treating; requiring the Director to report specified information to the Secretary of State Police under specified circumstances; limiting the use of specified information to specified firearms-related purposes; etc.
Analysis:Fiscal and Policy Note
All Sponsors:Delegates Simmons, Rosenberg, and McMillan
Additional Facts:Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013
Committee(s):
Health and Government Operations  View Committee Hearing
Judiciary  View Committee Hearing
Broad Subject(s):Public Safety
Health Occupations
Narrow Subject(s):Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Disclosure
Guns
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Mental Health
Nurses
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Psychologists
Reports
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
Social Workers
State Police, Department of
Violence -see also- Domestic Violence; Harassment
Weapons -see also- Guns
Statutes:Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
(5-642)
Article - Health Occupations
(1-220)

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