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Legislation


2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 640

File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 646
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Rosenberg
Entitled:
Mental Hygiene Facilities - Patient Rights

Synopsis:

Altering the requirement that individuals in specified facilities be free from specified restraints and seclusions; establishing that individuals in mental hygiene facilities be free from specified physical restraints and holds; providing that a specified requirement does not prohibit a specified action; requiring a mental hygiene facility to have a written policy specifying a method for specified patients to effectively communicate distress under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/28
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Finance
3/27
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
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
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 173

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Communications -see also- Language; Telecommunications
Court Costs
Developmental Disabilities
Health -see also- Mental Health
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Human Rights
Mental Health
Patients
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: 196584/01     Offered on: March 24, 2007   at: 12:53 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2007: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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