SENATE BILL 791

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)