File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Branch,
Burns, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Frush, Fulton, Gladden, Griffith,
Grosfeld, Harrison, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk,
Marriott, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor,
Rawlings, Swain, and Turner
- Entitled:
-
Mental Hygiene Administration - Community Mental Health Services -
Minority Populations
Requiring the Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration to
designate a liaison for minority mental health services; specifying
the duties of the liaison; requiring the Administration to conduct or
commission a study on the relationship between substance abuse and
mental illness in the African American community; requiring that
specified information be included in the study; requiring the
Administration to report on the findings and recommendations of the
study; etc.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/18
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 2/27
- Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
- Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
- Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
- Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- MENTAL HEALTH
- MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
- REPORTS
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
10-901.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered