File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 493
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, and V. Turner
- Entitled:
-
Mental Health Programs and Facilities - Reports of Death
Defining the term "program or facility" so as to restrict the
application of specified reporting requirements regarding the death of
a mentally ill individual to specified mental health programs and
facilities; specifying that specified programs or facilities are
required to submit only one report of death; requiring the
administrative head of specified nonresidential psychiatric
rehabilitation programs to make a report of death to the Director of
the Mental Hygiene Administration by a specified time; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/4
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 2/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/27
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/2
- First Reading Finance
- 3/13
- Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/14
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 75
Sponsored by:
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Community Facilities and Services
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Group Homes -see also- Assisted Living
- Mental Health
- Patients
- Reports
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
10-714
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 636883/01 Offered on: February 25, 2009 at:
10:24 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- February 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
- April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)