Licensed inpatient nursing services; in-home follow-up care upon discharge.
Summary
Inpatient psychiatric services; in-home follow-up nursing services upon discharge. Directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate regulations that require each provider of inpatient psychiatric services to develop and implement a policy for linking individuals who will be discharged from inpatient psychiatric care with in-home follow-up nursing services as available, including assistance with medication management, upon discharge, which may be provided by a licensed home care organization, certified home health agency, community services board, or other appropriate service provider, allowing patient choice to the greatest extent possible in the selection of such service provider.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2020
Last action Feb 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
1
Committee
8
Feb 17, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health
Feb 3, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Jan 28, 2020
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Jan 27, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB317S1
Jan 27, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20106057D-S1
Jan 23, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 17, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
Jan 5, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Jan 5, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103658D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
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