CS/SB 476 (2015) -  Mental Health

General Bill by Health Policy and Grimsley
Mental Health: Adding a psychiatric nurse as a person at a receiving facility authorized to perform a required examination of certain patients; prohibiting the release of a patient from a receiving facility that is owned or operated by a hospital or health system without specified approvals; authorizing the release of a patient by a psychiatric nurse under certain circumstances; prohibiting a psychiatric nurse from releasing a patient if the involuntary examination was initiated by a psychiatrist without the psychiatrist’s approval, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 04/23/15 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 335 (Ch. 2015-111) -SJ 591 on Thursday, April 23, 2015 3:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/23/15 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 04/09/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/20/15 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 335 Subject: Psychiatric Nurses Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 547 Subject: Scope of Practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses & Physician Assistants Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 7068 Subject: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 7070 Subject: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/21/2015 9:17:00 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/17/2015 1:12:04 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4/9/2015 2:03:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4/7/2015 5:04:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/24/2015 3:31:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/20/2015 1:17:57 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 335 (Ch. 2015-111) -SJ 591 Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 335 -SJ 591 Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 591 Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15 Time: 04/20/2015 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425 Time: 04/20/2015 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 425 Time: 04/20/2015 - 5:27 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/15, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/15/2015 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 377 Time: 04/09/2015 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 377 Time: 04/09/2015 - 11:15 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/09/15, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 04/06/2015 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 253 Time: 03/25/2015 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 255 Time: 03/24/2015 - 7:15 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/24/2015 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 253 Time: 03/23/2015 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/23/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/18/2015 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 63 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 63 Time: 02/03/2015 - 9:11 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/22/2015 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
394.455 CS/CS/HB 335, CS/HB 547, HB 1277, CS/SB 1340, CS/SB 7068, CS/CS/SB 7070, CS/HB 7119*
394.463 CS/CS/HB 335, CS/HB 547, HB 705, HB 1277, SB 1458, CS/SB 7068, CS/CS/SB 7070

(*) Not the latest version