Mental health diagnosis.
Summary
Defines "mental health diagnosis" and sets forth requirements that must be met in order for certain licensed professionals to provide a mental health diagnosis. Requires certain mental health professionals who are making a mental health diagnosis and who determine that the patient may have a physical condition that requires medical attention or has not been examined by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant in the preceding 12 months to: (1) advise the patient to schedule, and offer to assist the patient with scheduling, a physical examination for the patient; (2) provide the patient with a list of practitioners and certain information concerning the practitioners; and (3) coordinate patient care with the practitioner as appropriate. Requires documentation of the actions of the licensed professional in the patient's medical record.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 19, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 480: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 490: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 82: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
P
Michael Crider
RRepublican
P
TC
Tony Cook
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
CZ
Cindy Ziemke
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jean Breaux
DDemocratic
Co
Jon Ford
RRepublican
Co
Mike Andrade
DDemocratic
Co
RG
Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
Co
Shelli Yoder
DDemocratic
Co
Vaneta Becker
RRepublican
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