Indiana House Bill 1028 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-04 - Representative Hamilton added as coauthor
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental health care of released inmates. Provides that the department of correction shall: (1) assist a committed offender with a mental illness in scheduling a visit with a physician or psychiatrist for evaluation not later than 30 days after the offender's expected release date or discharge date, whichever is applicable; and (2) provide an offender with a sufficient supply of the drug or medication being prescribed for the offender by the offender's mental health treatment provider at the time of the offender's release or discharge for use until the offender can be initially evaluated by a physician or psychiatrist after release or discharge.

Mental health care of released inmates. Provides that the department of correction shall: (1) assist a committed offender with a mental illness in scheduling a visit with a physician or psychiatrist for evaluation not later than 30 days after the offender's expected release date or discharge date, whichever is applicable; and (2) provide an offender with a sufficient supply of the drug or medication being prescribed for the offender by the offender's mental health treatment provider at the time of the offender's release or discharge for use until the offender can be initially evaluated by a physician or psychiatrist after release or discharge.

Rep. Thomas Saunders [R]

Rep. Carey Hamilton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-04	House	Representative Hamilton added as coauthor
2019-01-03	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2019-01-03	House	Authored by Representative Saunders

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1028/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/a/5/2/8a52c98e/HB1028.01.INTR.pdf