HB515 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Mental Health, community programs for persons with intellectual disabilities, administration of medication and other medical need exempt from regulation by Board of Nursing.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Department of Mental
Health regulates certain community programs that
provide services to persons with intellectual
disabilities</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, the Board of Nursing
directs and controls the storage, handling, and
administration of medications and certain other
medical needs to persons participating in these
community programs and these programs are subject
to rules of the Board of Nursing related to the
storage, handling, and administration of
medications and other substances</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize a person working
in a community program that is under contract with
the Department of Mental Health to provide services
to individuals with intellectual disabilities to
store, handle, and administer medications and other
substances to participants in the program</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would specify that the storage,
handling, and administration of such medications
and other needs are exempt from regulation by the
Board of Nursing</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To exempt certain community programs under contract
with the Department of Mental Health from regulation by the
Board of Nursing in the storage, handling, and administration
of medications and other substances to meet the needs of the
participants.
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Subjects
Health
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB515 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |