Hospitals; custody of person subject to emergency custody order, regulations.
Summary
Hospitals; custody of person subject to emergencycustody order; regulations. Extends the maximum period of timeduring which a person may be involuntarily held pursuant to an emergencycustody order from eight hours, or in some cases 12 hours, to 24 hoursand requires the Board of Health to include in regulations governinghospitals a requirement that every hospital be licensed for and actuallycapable of accepting from law enforcement the transfer of custodyof a person who is the subject of an emergency custody order.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action Feb 6, 2020
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5
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Committee
2
Jan 24, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
Jan 17, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Jan 17, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105345D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
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