2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 839

CHAPTER NUMBER: 398 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled:
Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Synopsis:

Authorizing records and reports regarding child abuse and neglect to be disclosed to addiction specialists under specified circumstances; requiring statewide protocols for integrating child welfare and substance abuse treatment services to include placing specified addiction specialists in all child welfare offices; ensuring that addiction specialists in child welfare offices have information needed and evidence relating to the existence of substance abuse; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations & Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (123-0)
4/6
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/29
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Hearing cancelled
Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Hearing cancelled
4/8
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/7
Third Reading Passed (41-6)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 398

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
CHILD ABUSE
DISCLOSURE
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 88A Department of Human Resources
( 6 )
Family Law
( 5-1202 , 5-1206 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 006383/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005   at: 12:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2005: Third Reading Passed (123-0)
Senate
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (41-6)