Temporary detention order; magistrates to issue based on recommendation of treating physicians. (HB1323)
Introduced By
Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Temporary detention orders (TDOs); emergency physicians. Allows magistrates to issue TDOs based on the recommendations of emergency physicians trained to perform emergency psychiatric evaluations. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2008 | Committee |
| 01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081434432 |
| 01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/31/2008 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2008 | Committee substitute printed 088569432-H1 |
| 02/01/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 088569432-H1 |
| 02/04/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1323H1 |
| 02/05/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/05/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/06/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2008 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/21/2008 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2008 | Enrolled |
| 02/27/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1323ER) |
| 02/27/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/28/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/04/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 331 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/11/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0331) |
Comments
This is a very bad idea. People with psychiatric diagnoses are already afraid to seek medical treatment in ER's in this state, if this bill passes even more people will avoid necessary medical treatment and/or not get necessary medical treatment because an ER physician does not want to be bothered with them and TDO's them instead of treating their medical emergency.