Indiana House Bill 1183 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental health diagnosis. Provides a definition of "mental health diagnosis" that is applicable to licensed clinical addiction counselors, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors. Provides that if a clinical addiction counselor, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or mental health counselor performs an evaluation to determine a diagnosis and the evaluation suggests the possibility of a physical condition that requires medical attention, the individual shall promptly refer the patient to a physician.

Mental health diagnosis.

Rep. Cindy Ziemke [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2020-01-13	House	Authored by Representative Ziemke

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1183/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/f/2/6/1f265bb8/HB1183.01.INTR.pdf