Introduced
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To prohibit a mental care facility from using temporary seclusion of a patient under treatment for mental illness unless the facility has received accreditation from a national accrediting organization which has reviewed the facility’s procedures, or has been certified by the Health Care Financing Authority.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that prohibits placing in seclusion a minor who was placed by the state in a child caring institution. See Senate-passed version for more details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To prohibit placing in seclusion a minor who was placed by the state in a child caring institution, except under narrow and explicit rules established by the state. Under current law, the use of seclusion in "child caring institutions" is covered by slightly less stringent requirments that also apply to hospitals, where physicians are present. See also Senate Bill 1334.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
To prohibit placing in seclusion a minor who was placed by the state in a child caring institution, except under narrow and explicit rules established by the state. Under current law, the use of seclusion in "child caring institutions" is covered by slightly less stringent requirments that also apply to hospitals, where physicians are present. See also Senate Bill 1334.
