TN SB0179 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-21 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-21 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [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
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-21 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| 2023-01-20 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-01-13 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB0508 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-17 - Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/19/2023
