File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 258/03 - HGO
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Riley,
Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage
and Family Therapists
 
Adding licensed clinical marriage and family therapists to the
professionals authorized to diagnose a mental disorder for purposes of
seeking an emergency evaluation of an individual; authorizing licensed
clinical marriage and family therapists to petition for an emergency
evaluation and to sign and submit the emergency evaluation to peace
officers; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/17
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/6
 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/20
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/18
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/19
 - Third Reading Passed (131-1)
 - 3/30
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/21
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/26
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 - 3/30
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/31
 - Special Order 4/4 (Senator Harris) Adopted
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/8
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 43
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
 - Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Counselors -see also- Social Workers
 - Emergencies
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Mental Health
 - Petitions
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 10-601 ,
 10-620 ,
 10-622 ,
 10-623 ,
 10-624 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 19, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (131-1)
 
Senate
- April 1, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)