SB 538 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Summary

Authorizes mental health professionals who are enrolled in an accredited training program or have completed all licensing requirements except for experience hours or the licensing examination, or both, and are under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional, to provide minor-initiated mental health treatment or counseling services without the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Feb 7, 2019

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Committee

Feb 7, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

upper

Feb 7, 2019

Committee

Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 100) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Jan 31, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 25, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to CPH, JDC.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors