MA S1146

Bill

MA S1146

To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care. It proposes several changes to existing laws, including: (1) requiring hospitals to develop evening and night coverage for mental health services consistent with available physician resources and national standards; (2) shortening the timeline for independent medical examinations and hearings related to involuntary commitment; and (3) establishing a facilitated process and timeline for the administration of antipsychotic medication for children in the custody of the Department of Children and Families who are hospitalized in psychiatric facilities.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Cindy Friedman (D), Ken Gordon (D), Kay Khan (D), Jason Lewis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H1729 (on 03/09/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1146

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1146
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1146.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1145	Relative to the treatment of epilepsy and seizure disorders	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1719	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied S1153	Similar To
H1729	To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Replaced by
H1743	Relative to discharge from substance use disorder treatment	Accompanied a new draft, see H4536	Similar To
H1751	Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H2194	Relative to employee retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H222	Relative water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H730	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2276	Relative to expungement from central registry	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To
S550	Relative to mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S563	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1145

Relative to the treatment of epilepsy and seizure disorders

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1719

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied S1153

Similar To

H1729

To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Replaced by

H1743

Relative to discharge from substance use disorder treatment

Accompanied a new draft, see H4536

Similar To

H1751

Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H2194

Relative to employee retirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H222

Relative water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H730

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2276

Relative to expungement from central registry

Accompanied a study order, see S2532

Similar To

S550

Relative to mental health providers

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S563

Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S656

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S731

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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