2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 791

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Senator Middleton
Entitled:
Mental Health - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide access to a specified amount of medication to specified individuals under specified circumstances; establishing specified immunity from civil liability for specified persons; requiring the Mental Hygiene Administration to reimburse specified mental health providers for specified services; requiring the Mental Hygiene Administration to develop a plan to divert specified individuals with a serious mental illness to specified types of services; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/15
First Reading Senate Rules
2/21
Re-referred Finance
2/22
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
4/5
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/9
Re-referred Judiciary
Favorable Report by Judiciary

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Appropriations
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Community Facilities and Services
Correctional Institutions -see also- Patuxent Institution
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Ex-Offenders
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Human Resources, Department of
Identification
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Mental Health
Motor Vehicle Administration
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Social Workers
State Employees

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Correctional Services
( 9-612 )
Health - General
( 10-814 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 947876/01     Offered on: April 9, 2007   at: 10:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
April 3, 2007: Third Reading Passed (46-0)