RELATING TO ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
Summary
Allows an unlicensed mental health professional, working under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional, to provide mental health treatments or counseling services to minors without parental or legal guardian consent, knowledge, or participation. Requires a mental health professional to assist a minor with completing a non-disclosure notification form to send to covered entities, when appropriate. Requires a covered entity, upon receiving a completed notification form, to maintain confidentiality of minor-initiated mental health treatment or counseling services. Effective 1/1/2021. (SD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action Feb 13, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2609) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Feb 7, 2020
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, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-07-20 8:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-20 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Re-Referred to CPH, JDC.
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to HMS/CPH, JDC.
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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