2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 746

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Griffith, Frush, Hurson, Cane, Owings, Fulton, Sher, Marriott, D. Davis, Oaks, Hubbard, Guns, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled:
Mental Hygiene - Involuntary Admission and Emergency Evaluation - Clinical Social Worker

Synopsis:

Authorizing clinical social workers, together with a physician, to issue a certificate for involuntary admission to a specified facility or hospital and to file and present a petition for an emergency evaluation of an individual; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/15
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CLINICS
EMERGENCIES
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
MENTAL HEALTH
PETITIONS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
SOCIAL WORKERS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 10-601 , 10-615 , 10-616 , 10-619 , 10-620 , 10-622 , 10-623 , 10-624 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered