DE HB38 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 24 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-08-24 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 24 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-08-24 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Bill requires mental hospitals and residential centers covered by the Mental Health Patients’ Bill of Rights Act to report deaths and critical incidents to the State Protection & Advocacy Agency which is authorized by federal law to investigate such occurrences.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Mental Health Patients' Bill Of Rights, Notifications And Forms.
Sponsors
| Rep. Donald Blakey [R] | Sen. Joseph Booth [R] | Rep. Richard Cathcart [R] | Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D] |
| Rep. James Johnson [D] | Rep. Nick Manolakos [R] | Rep. Hazel Plant [D] |
Roll Calls
2009-06-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-24 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2009-07-01 | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 1 VACANT | |
| 2009-07-01 | Necessary rules are suspended in Senate | |
| 2009-06-19 | Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate | |
| 2009-06-16 | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2009-06-10 | Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 11 On Its Merits | |
| 2009-01-14 | Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House |
