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HB752: Higher educational institutions; mental health record release authorization when enrolling.

Chief Patron

Del. Chris Peace (R-97)

Chris Peace (R-97)
Mechanicsville, VA
Served: 2006–

Progress

Yes Introduced
No Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Status

02/04/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee

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Summary

Enrollment in an institution of higher education; mental health record release authorization.  Requires institutions of higher education to obtain a mental health record release authorization from students prior to enrollment.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008, 02/04/2008 and 02/04/2008.

Comments

Alison Hymes writes:

This is making assumptions about mental health treatment and danger to self and others that is false. If the purpose is to promote a safe campus for all, it would be more appropriate to make students reveal juvenile criminal convictions, like the UVA student who killed someone on the corner and never had to tell UVA he had a criminal history. But you can't make people reveal juvenile crimes so why should you be able to force people who have never been convicted of any crime nor committed any violence to sign away their right to privacy about past or current mental health treatment? This does not promote safety, it promotes prejudice and discrimination and will have a chilling effect on families and children who might otherwise seek treatment.

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