TN HB1920 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-01-28 - Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-01-28 - Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, allows courts to order a person into a program of assisted outpatient mental health treatment upon finding certain conditions are met; provides a process for certain persons to petition a court on behalf of a proposed patient; establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposed patients and reporting to the court by physicians and certain mental health professionals. - Amends TCA Title 33.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33, relative to mental health treatment.
Sponsors
| Rep. Tim Rudd [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-28 | House | Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee |
| 2022-01-27 | House | P2C, ref. to Health Committee |
| 2022-01-26 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2022-01-24 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1803 (Crossfiled) 2022-01-24 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1920&ga=112 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1920.pdf |
