Maryland Senate Bill 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a certain discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay the individual requires before transfer to a certain setting; requiring certain facility staff to review and reassess a plan of treatment; establishing an appeals process related to the review of a treatment plan; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations relating to the appeals process; etc.

Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Residence Grievance System

Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]

2023-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262
2023-04-10	Senate	Returned Passed
2023-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (140-0)
2023-04-08	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2023-04-08	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2023-04-05	House	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
2023-03-31	House	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2023-03-31	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2023-03-30	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-30	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {143429/1 Adopted
2023-03-30	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2023-01-11	Senate	Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-01-11	Senate	First Reading Finance
2022-10-05	Senate	Pre-filed

HB121 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	10	706	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	10	908	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0008?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0008f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0008t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_262_sb0008t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0008_14342901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0008_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0008_hru.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0008_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1323.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0790.pdf