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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5563: Mental health professionals

Providing backup for mental health professionals doing home visits.

Summary

  • DMHPs or other mental health crisis outreach workers will not be required to conduct home visits alone. Employers will equip mental health workers who engage in home visits with a communication device.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5563), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2007
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2007
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Hargrove (D-24)
Introduced
January 24, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
HB 1456
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to home visits by mental health professionals;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Hargrove (D-24)

26 co-sponsors (19 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Val Stevens R-39Karen Keiser D-33Phil Rockefeller D-23Pam Roach R-31Debbie Regala D-27Darlene Fairley D-32Paull Shin D-21Dan Swecker R-20Claudia Kauffman D-47Derek Kilmer D-26Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Rodney Tom D-48Ed Murray D-43Joseph Zarelli R-18Mike Carrell R-28Rosa Franklin D-29Jim Kastama D-25Jerome Delvin R-8Erik Poulsen D-34Adam Kline D-37Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Eric Oemig D-45Don Benton R-17Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Harriet Spanel D-40

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. WM - Majority; do pass.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. HSC - Majority; do pass.
  8. Referred to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5563 in other sessions

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