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CS/SB 1620: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Rouson

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Defining the term “person-first language”; revising the minimum standards for a mobile crisis response service; requiring that an individualized treatment plan be reevaluated within a specified timeframe to ensure the recommended care remains necessary for a patient; requiring the Department of Children and Families to review and evaluate the discharge procedures and policies for all receiving facilities; requiring the department to reevaluate assessment services at specified intervals to ensure a patient’s clinical needs are being met, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time