Indiana House Bill 1499 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Pending: House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental health and law enforcement. Requires the division of mental health and addiction (division), upon request, to issue a bracelet, an identification card, or both, indicating that an individual has been medically diagnosed with a mental illness, a substance addiction disorder, or both. Allows the division to charge a fee for the bracelet and identification card. Provides that the information collected by the division is confidential and establishes requirements before information may be released under a court order. Provides that if a person presents a bracelet or identification card issued by the division to a law enforcement officer, then the law enforcement officer shall use all reasonable means necessary to ensure that: (1) a crisis intervention team trained officer assists in the investigation that the law enforcement officer is conducting; and (2) the person is placed in a mental health facility before being confined in a county jail, if applicable. Requires the division to work with the law enforcement training board in a collaborative manner to develop best practice recommendations in order to ensure improved outcomes when a law enforcement officer encounters a person with a mental illness, a substance addiction disorder, or both.

Mental health and law enforcement.

Rep. Doug Miller [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Miller D

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1499/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/3/1/a/e31a53c3/HB1499.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/c/c/a/eccadfb1/HB1499.01.INTR.FN001.pdf