VA SB650 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-08 - Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Emergency custody and temporary detention; hospitals and providers of behavioral health services; acceptance of custody. Requires every hospital with an emergency department to employ sufficient security staff to be able to accept custody of a person who is subject to emergency custody or temporary detention and who is transported to such hospital by a law-enforcement officer or receiving services at such hospital and requires every provider of behavioral health services licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to a person who is subject to emergency custody and may be transported for the required evaluation to (i) be licensed to provide the level of security necessary to protect both the person and others from harm, and actually capable of providing the level of security necessary to protect the person and others from harm, and (ii) accept custody of every person transported to such provider for evaluation by law enforcement.

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Title

Emergency custody and temporary detention; hospitals and providers of behavioral health services.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-08SenateIncorporated by Finance and Appropriations
2022-02-03SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2022-02-03SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-03SenateIncorporates SB176 (Peake)
2022-02-03SenateCommittee substitute printed 22105111D-S1
2022-01-28SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2022-01-18SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-01-18SenatePresented and ordered printed 22103826D

Same As/Similar To

SB268 (Similar To) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482)
SB268 (Similar To) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321127(n/a)See Bill Text
372421.2(n/a)See Bill Text
372808(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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