Bill Title: As enacted, requires the department of finance and administration, in consultation with the department of mental health and substance abuse services and the division of TennCare, to develop and administer a grant program to assist sheriffs who are required by law to transport persons who have been certified by a health care professional for transport to a hospital or treatment resource for a mental health examination to determine whether the person should be involuntarily admitted; authorizes hospitals and treatment resources to conduct a mental health examination to determine whether a person should be involuntarily admitted via telehealth services. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 42; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 13, Chapter 26; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 33, Chapter 6; Title 33, Chapter 7; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 33-6)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-06 - Pub. Ch. 512
[HB0643 Detail]
Note: Tennessee does not provide sufficient information to determine typical named revision of bills. Therefore only drafts are captured, the highest order draft will always be the current version.
Bill Drafts
| Revision | Date | Format | Source | View |
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| Chaptered | 2019-06-05 | PDF | Link | View |
| Draft (#1) | 2019-02-04 | PDF | Link | View (#1) |
Amendments
| Amendment | Date | Disposition | Format | Source | View |
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| HA0387 | Not Avail | Proposed | PDF | Link | View |
Supplemental Documents
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