HI SB3318 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires the Department of Health, for all eligible participants in the District Court Jail Diversion Program, to conduct an initial screening for possible serious mental illness; a mental health assessment for all eligible participants indicated as possibly having a serious mental illness by the initial screening; and a validated risk needs assessment for all eligible participants indicated as possibly having a serious mental illness by the mental health assessment. Requires the Department of Health to determine for each eligible participant whether the criteria for further evaluation and possible emergency hospitalization have been met and, if satisfied, follow the applicable statutory procedures.
Title
Relating To Jail Diversion.
Sponsors
| Sen. Karl Rhoads [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. |
| 2024-01-26 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Introduced. |
Subjects
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3318&year=2024 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3318_.HTM |
