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VA SB546
VA SB546Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations, presence of others.
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Introduced
01/10/2024
01/10/2024
In Committee
02/16/2024
02/16/2024
Crossed Over
02/09/2024
02/09/2024
Passed
02/26/2024
02/26/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/08/2024
04/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Emergency custody and temporary detention orders; evaluations; presence of others. Requires (i) the evaluator conducting the evaluation of an individual to determine whether such individual meets the criteria for temporary detention or (ii) the hospital emergency department and treating physician or other health care provider designated by the physician, when providing services to an individual who is being evaluated to determine whether the individual meets the criteria for temporary detention, to allow the individual's family member or legal guardian who is present and who may provide support and supportive decision making to be present with the individual unless the individual objects or the evaluator or treating physician determines that their presence would create a medical, clinical, or safety risk to the patient or health care provider or interferes with patient care.
AI Summary
This bill requires (i) the evaluator conducting the evaluation of an individual to determine whether they meet the criteria for temporary detention or (ii) the hospital emergency department and treating physician or other health care provider to allow the individual's family member or legal guardian who is present and may provide support and supportive decision-making to be present with the individual, unless the individual objects or the evaluator or treating physician determines their presence would create a risk or interfere with patient care. The bill also requires disclosure of relevant information between the treating physician and the community services board employee or designee evaluating the individual.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682) (on 04/08/2024)
Taxonomy
Health
- ‐ Emergency and Pre-Hospital Care
- ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization
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