House of Representatives

HB 2113

 health services; department; technical correction

(now: human rights committee; mentally ill)

Sponsors: Huppenthal

 

DPA

Committee on Health

DPA

Caucus and COW

DP

Third Read

 

X

As Transmitted To The Governor

 

HB 2113 expands the oversight of the Human Rights Committee on the Mentally Ill to include non-seriously mentally ill persons who receive behavioral health treatment through the Department of Health Services.

 

History

Laws 2000, Chapter 35, established three human rights committees within the Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Department of Economic Security to promote the rights of persons who receive services. 

 

The DHS Human Rights Committee on the Mentally Ill currently provides services for seriously mentally ill persons.  The strike-everything amendment adds non-seriously mentally ill persons that are treated by Regional Behavioral Health Authorities to the committee.

 

Provisions

·          Expands the Human Rights Committee within the DHS to include non-seriously mentally ill persons who receive behavioral health treatment covered under Title 36, Chapter 34.

·          Makes act effective January 1, 2004.

 

 

 

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45th Legislature                    

Second Regular Session        2          May 29, 2002

 

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