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S 0303 - Requires a therapeutic transport unit for state and local law enforcement officers responsible for transporting mental health patients

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Marlon Kimpson
Last Action: 4/10/2019 - Scrivener's error corrected
Senate Committee: MA
House Committee: MMPMA
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
04.30.2019 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee adjourned debate on this bill.
04.24.2019 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Social Services, Mental Health and Children's Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.
03.21.2019 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.
03.20.2019 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment creates an agreement that a study committee will be formed to study this issue.
02.13.2019 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee carried this bill over.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a therapeutic transport unit and mental health training for state and local law enforcement officers responsible for transporting mental health patients. 

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S 0303 General Bill, By Kimpson, Shealy, Fanning, Davis and Alexander
Similar (H 3592)
Summary: Transport of a mentally ill person
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-17-440 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CUSTODY AND TRANSPORT OF A PERSON WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS AND IS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE CARE, 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.
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01/08/19Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 176)
01/08/19Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 176)
03/21/19Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/22/19 Scrivener's error corrected
04/03/19Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
04/09/19Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 27)
04/09/19Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 27)
04/09/19Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 27)
04/09/19Senate Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
04/10/19House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 2)
04/10/19House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 2)
04/10/19 Scrivener's error corrected


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