HB471 Alabama 2019 Session

Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Wes Allen

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Pike Co., physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, authorized to detain and provide emergency treatment for an individual with mental illness for up to 72 hours, law enforcement, authorized to take an individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions, protection from civil and criminal liabilities

Description

Relating to Pike County; to authorize an attending physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant at a hospital licensed in this state to detain and provide emergency treatment to an individual with a mental illness for up to 72 hours under certain conditions and to provide protection from civil or criminal liability when acting in good faith for actions taken related to the admission or discharge of the patient; to authorize a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency to take an individual whom the officer believes has a mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions; to provide for the transportation of the individual to a hospital or other facility for evaluation and treatment; and to provide protection from civil or criminal liability to law enforcement officers who, in good faith, place individuals with mental illness into protective custody.

Subjects

Pike County

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 30, 2019	H	Delivered to Governor at 1:35 p.m. on May 30, 2019.
May 30, 2019	H	Assigned Act No. 2019-536.
May 30, 2019	H	Clerk of the House Certification
May 30, 2019	S	Signature Requested
May 30, 2019	H	Enrolled
May 30, 2019	S	Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 30, 2019	H	Allen motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1169
May 30, 2019	H	Concurrence Requested
May 29, 2019	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1307
May 29, 2019	S	Chambliss motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1306
May 29, 2019	S	Chambliss Amendment Offered
May 29, 2019	S	Third Reading Passed
May 28, 2019	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
May 23, 2019	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation
April 30, 2019	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 409
April 30, 2019	H	Third Reading Passed
April 25, 2019	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 18, 2019	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation