CHAPTER NUMBER: 44
File Code: Health Occupations
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Hollinger
- Entitled:
-
Mental Health Care Providers - Patient's Violent Behavior - Duty to
Predict, Warn, or Take Precautions
Expanding the definition of a certain term to make certain provisions
regarding the duty of a mental health provider to predict, warn of, or
take precautions to provide protection from a patient's violent
behavior applicable to certain facilities, corporations, partnerships,
associations, or other entities that provide treatment or services to
individuals who have mental disorders.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/10
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/23
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/7
- Return Passed
- 4/13
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 44
House Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/26
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MENTAL HEALTH
- PATIENTS
- VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-609
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 3, 1999: Third Reading Passed (135-0)