South Carolina House Bill 3592 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 44-17-440, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Custody And Transport Of A Person Who Is Believed To Have A Mental Illness And Is Requiring Immediate Care, So As To Provide That A State Or Local Law Enforcement Officer Responsible For Transporting The Patient Must Be A Part Of A Therapeutic Transport Unit And Have Undergone Mental Health And Crisis Intervention Training, And To Provide That A Physician Responsible For The Patient's Care Must Notify A Friend Or Relative That The Friend Or Relative May Transport The Patient To The Mental Health Facility And That The Friend Or Relative Freely Chooses To Assume That Responsibility And Liability For The Transport.

Transport of mentally ill person

Rep. Gary Clary [R]

Rep. Marvin Pendarvis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-15	House	Introduced and read first time

S0303 (Similar To) 2019-04-10 - Scrivener's error corrected

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	17	440	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3592&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3592_20190115.htm