BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2756: Mental health services

Creating a program to provide mental health services through a voucher system.

Summary

  • Finds that empowering mental health consumers by allowing them to direct and pay for their care will improve the delivery of mental health services. The creation of a voucher-based system of care will reduce administrative expenses and increase funding available for direct care. Directs the department to establish a system of serving mental health consumers based on a voucher system.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2756), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kelli Linville (D-42)
Introduced
January 20, 2004 in the House
Last action
January 20, 2004

AN ACT Relating to mental health services;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kelli Linville (D-42)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Health Care.

HB 2756 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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