Hawaii Senate Bill 731 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Adds crisis substance abuse and alcohol treatment as a covered benefit. Changes the definition of "serious mental illness" to "severe mental illness" and amends the term to include major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and borderline personality disorders. Requires department of health (DOH) to include in its crisis hotline program for emergency intervention services trained and certified professionals. Prohibits DOH from limiting the number of hours of treatment per patient and requires case managers to be assigned based on the DSM IV. Requires DOH to provide 7 or more hours of case management services per patient per month. Establishes an assertive community treatment program under DOH. Makes appropriation to the DOH to establish a community care crisis center (Effective 7/1/2050). Requires DOH to convene a mental health working group and to report its findings and proposals to the legislature. (SD1)

Mental Health; Appropriation

Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D]	Sen. William Espero [D]	Sen. Carol Fukunaga [D]	Sen. Josh Green [D]
Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-01		Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
2011-02-08		(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2011-02-08		(S) Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 36) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2011-01-31		(S) The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, Nishihara, Baker, Chun Oakland, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2011-01-28		(S) The committee(s) on HTH deferred the measure until 01-31-11 3:00PM in conference room 229.
2011-01-25		(S) The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-11 2:45PM in conference room 229.
2011-01-24		(S) Referred to HTH, WAM.
2011-01-24		(S) Passed First Reading.
2011-01-21		(S) Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=731
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB731_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB731_SD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/SB731_SD1_SSCR36_.HTM