NV AB85 | 2019 | 80th Legislature

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on May 15 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-15 - Approved by the Governor. Chapter 66.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring the adoption of regulations governing the involuntary administration of medication to persons with mental illness and the medical examination of a person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis; authorizing the adoption of regulations concerning the plan for the discharge of a person admitted to a mental health facility or hospital; revising certain terminology and standardizing certain time periods relating to admission to mental health facilities; revising the authority of certain accredited agents to make certain certifications and transport persons with mental illness; revising requirements concerning notification to certain persons of the emergency admission of a person to a mental health facility; revising the procedure for proceedings for the involuntary court-ordered admission of a person to a mental health facility or a program of community-based or outpatient services; authorizing the disclosure to a provider of health care of certain information related to a person who seeks mental health services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Title

Revises provisions governing mental health. (BDR 39-443)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-05-07 - Senate - Senate Final Passage (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-16 - Assembly - Assembly Final Passage (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-05-15AssemblyApproved by the Governor. Chapter 66.
2019-05-09AssemblyEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
2019-05-08AssemblyIn Assembly. To enrollment.
2019-05-07SenateRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
2019-05-06SenateRead second time.
2019-05-03SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
2019-04-17SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
2019-04-17SenateIn Senate.
2019-04-16AssemblyRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 1, Excused: 2.) To Senate.
2019-04-16AssemblyFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
2019-04-15AssemblyRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 126.) To printer.
2019-04-11AssemblyFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
2019-02-04AssemblyRead first time. To committee.
2018-11-27AssemblyFrom printer.
2018-11-21AssemblyPrefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

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