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SB 1544: Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act

GENERAL BILL by Braynon

Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act; Updating references to the Department of Children and Families; authorizing physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners to initiate involuntary examinations under the Baker Act of persons believed to have mental illness, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2014 Senate • Filed
    3/5/2014 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 211
    3/10/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 211
    4/3/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/08/14, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • SB 1544, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2014 at 4:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 829 (c1) Involuntary Examinations under the Baker Act Campbell Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    H 37 Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act Campbell, Rehwinkel Vasilinda Compare Last Action: 2/7/2014 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 12
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    200818 - Amendment
    Delete lines 22 - 357 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Braynon)     		4/7/2014
    9:41 AM     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody. Page 10 (pdf)
    394.455 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    394.463 Involuntary examination. Page 8 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 11 (pdf)
    394.496 Service planning. Page 12 (pdf)
    394.9085 Behavioral provider liability. Page 12 (pdf)
    409.972 Mandatory and voluntary enrollment. Page 12 (pdf)
    744.704 Powers and duties. Page 13 (pdf)

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