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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5904

SB 5904: Adolescent behavioral health

Implementing policies related to expanding adolescent behavioral health care access as reviewed and recommended by the children's mental health work group.

Summary

  • Expands parent-initiated treatment provisions relating to outpatient treatment.
  • Allows a mental health professional to disclose mental health treatment information of an adolescent to a parent without consent in certain circumstances.
  • Allows a parent or adolescent to consent to disclosure of information to a treatment provider.
  • Provides liability protection for mental health professionals related to the disclosure of an adolescent's mental health information.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2019
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Judy Warnick (R-13)
Introduced
February 13, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
HB 1874
Versions
SB 5904, SSB 5904

AN ACT Relating to implementing policies related to expanding adolescent behavioral health care access as reviewed and recommended by the children's mental health work group;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Judy Warnick (R-13)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jeannie Darneille D-27Joe Nguyen D-34Steve O'Ban R-28

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5904)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5904)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5904)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. BH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5904)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5904)
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. BH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  12. Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 5904 in other sessions

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

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