Commitment hearings; sharing of records and information.
Summary
Requires the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to provide electronic data, including individually identifiable information, on proceedings pursuant to the Psychiatric Treatment of Minors Act and the Emergency Custody of Voluntary and Involuntary Civil Admissions Act to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services upon request and provides that the Department may use such data for the purpose of developing and maintaining statistical archives, conducting research on the outcome of such proceedings, and preparing analyses and reports for use by the Department. The bill requires the Department to take all necessary steps to protect the security and privacy of the records and information provided pursuant to the provisions of the bill in accordance with the requirements of state and federal law and regulations governing health privacy. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Dec 29, 2016
Signed Feb 23, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 23, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 188 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1551H1
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104073D-H1
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101062D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Peter F. Farrell
RRepublican
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