Definition of mental health service provider.
Summary
Adds physician assistant to the list of mental health service providers who have a duty to take precautions to protect third parties from violent behavior or other serious harm. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 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
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 417 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101478D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph R. Yost
RRepublican
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