Patrick Hope
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 1
Primary
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; discharge pilot program; report. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop and implement a pilot program relating to the discharge of individuals at one state hospital. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Behavioral Health Commission no later than November 1, 2025.
Discharge of individuals from state hospitalsor training centers. Provides that after an individual's treatment team determines that the individual is ready for discharge, the Commissionerof Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has the authorityto discharge the individual, with an appropriate plan, after 15 daysover the objection of the community services board or guardian. Thebill requires the Department to promulgate regulations providingfor an expedited discharge process for persons in state hospitalsor training centers that are identified as needing intellectual ordevelopmental disability services and to develop and implement astatewide training program for state hospital employees and communityservices board liaisons designed to improve discharge planning outcomes.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0290)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 290 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB515ER)
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (HB515ER)
Enrolled
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB515H1
Committee substitute agreed to 24107017D-H1
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB515H1)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 24107017D-H1
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104791D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104791D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24107017D-H1 | PDF HTML |
| HB515ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0290 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB515FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB515FH1122.PDF |
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