VA HB782 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-12 - House: Left in Courts of Justice

Summary

Mental health records; disclosure. Mandates disclosure of the subject of an involuntary commitment procedure's records to any magistrate, court, mental health examiner, community services board, or behavioral health authority, or law-enforcement officer involved in the proceeding, and provides civil immunity for the health entities making such disclosure. Also requires public colleges and universities to develop policies designating campus law-enforcement and health center employees as school officials with an educational interest in school records, for the purpose of facilitating disclosure under the Family and Educational Privacy Rights Act.

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Title

Mental health records; disclosure, etc.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-02-12 House: Left in Courts of Justice
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081402804

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