S.F. No. 0114

Hospitalization of mentally ill persons.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Dockstader and Representative(s) Barlow

 

AN ACT relating to hospitalization of mentally ill patients; providing for convalescent status of formerly hospitalized patients; requiring the state hospital to maintain capacity to treat persons detained for mental illness on an emergency or involuntary basis; requiring a preliminary examination be done by a different examiner than the one who initiated the detention; requiring action within seventy-two hours of the preliminary examination; providing for notification and action by county attorneys;  and providing for an effective date.

 

2/12/2014 Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2014 S Received for Introduction

2/14/2014 S Introduced and Referred to S01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Rothfuss, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Ross and Schiffer

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2014 S No report prior to COW Cutoff

3/5/2014  S01 Motion to Do Pass Failed Returned in Accordance with SR 5-4

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Esquibel, F. and Hicks

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Christensen and Schiffer

Ayes 2    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0