Sen. George Barker

Primary SB 1222

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Acute psychiatric patient registry; DBHDS to develop and administer.

Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop and administer an acute psychiatric patient registry to collect, aggregate, and display de-identified information about individuals who meet the criteria for temporary detention to facilitate the timely identification of a facility for temporary detention and treatment of the individual. The bill provides that every state facility, community services board, behavioral health authority, and private provider of mental health services licensed by the Department may participate in the acute psychiatric patient registry and requires that each participating community services board and behavioral health authority update information contained in the acute psychiatric patient registry to include information about a person found to meet the criteria for temporary detention and requires private providers to identify patients for whom they are able to provide temporary detention and treatment and to contact the state facility, community services board, or behavioral health agency having custody of the individual to facilitate the transfer of the patient to the provider for temporary detention and treatment. The provisions of the bill will not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of the bill is included in a general appropriation act passed in 2017 by the General Assembly.

In committee Feb 20, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1221

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model.

Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model be completed by October 1, 2017, and reported to the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 20, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SJ 365

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable David S. Schell.

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 363

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Rebecca L. Covey.

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 375

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Jane Marum Roush.

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 366

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Fannie Wilkinson Fitzgerald.

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 377

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Occoquan Elementary School.

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 370

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Bernard S. Cohen and Philip J. Hirschkop.

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 374

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Alexandra Blaire Krieger.

Introduced Feb 17, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 875

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable John C. Miller.

Introduced Feb 16, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track