Imposes a duty to protect upon mental health practitioners; requires reasonable efforts to modify aspects of treatment in order to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm, initiating procedures for hospitalization, notifying the intended victim or victims, or notifying law enforcement officials when a person directly communicates a threat of serious, imminent harm to self or against a readily identifiable person or persons, and the threat includes both a serious intent to act and the ability to carry out the threat; does not require a mental health practitioner to take any action which, in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment, would endanger such mental health practitioner or increase the danger to a potential victim or victims.
Asm. Phil Steck
Sponsored bills
Authorizes all municipalities, with the consent of the county and the governing body of such municipality, to join a county self-funded or self-insured health plan; requires certification.
Relates to reimbursement for coroner and medical examiner fees from the county where the decedent resided.
Increases the number of members in the public service commission from five to seven members.
Allows certain persons who are permanently disabled and require the use of a wheelchair to have free use of any of the public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation in this state.
Relates to establishing requirements for residential health care facilities during a state disaster emergency involving a disease outbreak; requires the department of health to issue guidance regarding precautions and procedures to maintain health and safety; establishes residential healthcare facility reporting requirements.
Enacts "The Domestic Violence Protection Act - Helen's Law" requiring registration of violent felony offenders; sets forth duties of the division of criminal justice services; establishes a special telephone number; requires the division to maintain a subdirectory of violent predators.
Establishes unpaid leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation under the state's human rights law.
Relates to appellate processes for misdemeanor cases where a term of imprisonment is imposed; provides that if appeal is taken from a sentence of imprisonment, the appeal must be taken to the appellate division of the department in which such judgment, sentence or order was entered.
Requires the health commissioner to establish an online standardized medical physical examination form.