Legislation
- Title
- Veterans - Behavioral Health Services - Mental Health First Aid
- Sponsored by
- Senators Simonaire, Carozza, Carter, Klausmeier, Patterson, Rosapepe, Salling, Young, Kelley, Feldman, Augustine, Beidle, Benson, Hayes, Hershey, Jennings, Kramer, and Reilly
- Status
- In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Requiring that the behavioral health services for which the Maryland Department of Health provides service coordination for veterans under certain provisions of law include mental health first aid; requiring that mental health first aid consist of training for veterans and the immediate family members of veterans on how to identify and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders; requiring entities teaching a mental health first aid course to report certain information to the Department; etc.
Committees
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Details
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020
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13-2702, 13-2703 )
Last Updated: 9/22/2020 3:00 PM