HB14-1271

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HB14-1271 - Mental Health Duty To Warn Target Entities

Passed/Signed into Law

For a complete list of sponsors, see the bill text at: All Text Versions

Concerning Extending A Mental Health Provider's Duty To Warn To Include Specific Entities That, If Purposefully Damaged Or Attacked As A Result Of A Mental Health Patient's Violent Behavior, Would Jeopardize Public Health And Safety.

Current law grants immunity from liability to a mental health provider (provider) who has a duty to warn a specific person or persons when a patient has communicated to the provider a serious threat of imminent physical violence against that person or persons. The bill would extend that immunity and duty to warn to include specific entities that, if purposefully damaged or attacked as a result of a mental health patient's violence, would jeopardize public health and safety if the patient has communicated to the provider a serious threat of imminent physical violence against that entity.

Latest update: April 7, 2014
04/07/2014 Governor Signed
03/31/2014 Sent to the Governor
03/31/2014 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/27/2014 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/26/2014 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/25/2014 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/20/2014 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/12/2014 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
03/06/2014 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/05/2014 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/04/2014 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/27/2014 House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/06/2014 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment