MD SB541 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-31 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizing a facility or Veterans' Administration hospital to take an individual who is involuntarily admitted under certain circumstances into confinement on observation status; requiring an individual confined on observation status to be examined within 24 hours by a physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner; requiring that certain regulations require that an impartial hearing officer receive testimony from the physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner who examined the confined individual; etc.

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Title

Mental Health - Involuntary Admissions - Procedures

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-31SenateHearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-30SenateFirst Reading Finance

Same As/Similar To

HB317 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-28 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Health - General10617(n/a)See Bill Text
Health - General10632(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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