HB 955 (2021) -  Mental Health Treatment and Examinations

General Bill by Gottlieb (CO-SPONSORS) Valdés
Mental Health Treatment and Examinations: Specifies additional persons who may consent to mental health treatment; revises frequency with which restriction on patient's right to communicate or receive visitors must be reviewed; authorizes receiving facility & counties to seek assistance from mobile crisis response team; revises criteria for involuntary examination; revises standards for use of physical force & restraint in taking custody of persons subject to ex parte orders; revises provisions on return of firearms to persons after confiscation; revises who may testify as to patients history in considering criteria for involuntary outpatient services; specifies rights to treatment of persons in county & municipal detention facilities.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1736 Subject: Mental Health Treatment and Examinations Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 405 Subject: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 828 Subject: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 02/25/2021 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/12/2021 - 10:35 AM Member: Gottlieb Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
394.4573 HB 83, CS/CS/SB 130, SB 1736
394.459 HB 405, CS/SB 828, SB 1736
394.4599 HB 405, CS/SB 828, SB 1736, HB 6083
394.462 HB 405, CS/SB 828, SB 1736
394.463 CS/CS/HB 383*, HB 405, CS/CS/HB 431, CS/SB 590, CS/SB 828, CS/CS/SB 894, HB 1299, SB 1736, HB 6083, CS/HB 7035
394.4655 HB 405, CS/SB 828, SB 1736
394.496 HB 405, CS/SB 828, SB 1736
951.23 HB 377, SB 542, SB 550, SB 570, SB 1736

(*) Not the latest version