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HB782: Mental health records; disclosure, etc.

Chief Patron

Del. Terry Kilgore (R-1)

Terry Kilgore (R-1)
Gate City, VA
Served: 1994–

Progress

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

Status

02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee

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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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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/12/2008.

Comments

Legal Aid Justice Center, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

House Courts of Justice Committee - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, One Half Hour After Adjournment - House Room C.

Alison Hymes writes:

This bill is dead. It was left in Courts of Justice.

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Related Bills

  • HB576
    Introduced: January 08, 2008
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  • HB751
    Introduced: January 08, 2008
    Status: Failed to Pass in Committee
    : Involuntary commitment hearings; accessibility of results by colleges and universities.
  • SB217
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    Status: in subcommittee
    : Involuntary commitment; independent examination.
  • HB1146
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    Status: Failed to Pass in Committee
    : Medical records; persons involved in civil commitment process to access.
  • SB144
    Introduced: January 04, 2008
    Status: in subcommittee
    : Emergency custody orders, temporary detention orders, and involuntary commitment; criteria.
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