VA HB608 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Temporary detention; certified evaluators; report. Authorizes hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department to employ certain trained individuals to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention for behavioral health treatment. The bill defines psychiatric emergency department as an emergency department of a hospital licensed by the Department of Health that is physically attached to a hospital with adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatric beds and adult detoxification beds licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments to annually report the number of temporary detention order evaluations completed, the number of temporary detention orders petitioned, the number of individuals evaluated for temporary detention who were determined to not meet the criteria for temporary detention, and the number of individuals under a temporary detention order admitted to a state facility to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Behavioral Health Commission. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2026.
Title
Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-02-13 | House | Left in Appropriations |
2024-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) |
2024-02-08 | House | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources |
2024-02-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
2024-02-08 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
2024-02-08 | House | Reconsidered by Health and Human Services |
2024-02-06 | House | Committee substitute printed 24106410D-H1 |
2024-02-06 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
2024-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Rules |
2024-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
2024-01-17 | House | Assigned sub: Behavioral Health |
2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104584D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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37 | 2 | 100 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 1104 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 800 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 804.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 808 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 810 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 814 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 816 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
37 | 2 | 817 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |