MENTAL HEALTH-TRANSFER NOTICE
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that no adult person who is diagnosed as a person with an intellectual disability or a person with a developmental disability may be discharged from a hospital, or similar facility, and transferred to a mental health facility, or any portion thereof, without first notifying a parent or guardian of that individual.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2020
Last action Jun 23, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jun 23, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 12, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
Feb 18, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Grant Wehrli
RRepublican
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