Relates to the protection of mental health practitioners
Summary
Imposes a duty to protect upon mental health practitioners; requires reasonable efforts to modify aspects of treatment in order to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm, initiating procedures for hospitalization, notifying the intended victim or victims, or notifying law enforcement officials when a person directly communicates a threat of serious, imminent harm to self or against a readily identifiable person or persons, and the threat includes both a serious intent to act and the ability to carry out the threat; does not require a mental health practitioner to take any action which, in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment, would endanger such mental health practitioner or increase the danger to a potential victim or victims.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Parker
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Tom O'Mara
RRepublican/Conservative
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