Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records.
Summary
Authorizes the State Board of Corrections (the Board) to establish minimum standards for behavioral health services in local correctional facilities, including (i) requirements for behavioral health screening and assessment for all individuals committed to local correctional facilities, the delivery of behavioral health services in local correctional facilities, and the sharing of medical and mental health information and records concerning individuals committed to local correctional facilities; (ii) requirements for discharge planning for individuals with serious mental illness assessed as requiring behavioral health services upon release from local correctional facilities; (iii) requirements for at least one unannounced annual inspection of each local correctional facility to determine compliance; and (iv) provisions for billing the sheriff in charge of a local correctional facility or superintendent of a regional correctional facility by a community services board that provides behavioral health services in the local or regional correctional facility. The bill also allows the person in charge of a state, regional, or local correctional facility, or his designee, to receive from a health care provider medical and mental health information and records concerning a person committed to such correctional facility, even when such committed person does not provide consent or consent is not readily obtainable, when such information and records are necessary (a) for the provision of health care to the person committed, (b) to protect the health and safety of the person committed or other residents or staff of the facility, or (c) to maintain the security and safety of the facility. The bill clarifies that the administrative personnel of a state, regional, or local correctional facility may receive medical and mental health information and records from any health care provider concerning any person committed to such correctional facility as necessary to maintain the safety of the facility, its employees, or other prisoners.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 6, 2019
Signed Apr 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 3, 2019
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1942H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105347D-H1
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 6, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103028D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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