SB 82 IN

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Defines "mental health diagnosis" and sets forth requirements that must be met in order for certain licensed professionals to provide a mental health diagnosis. Requires certain mental health professionals who are making a mental health diagnosis and who determine that the patient may have a physical condition that requires medical attention or has not been examined by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant in the preceding 12 months to: (1) advise the patient to schedule, and offer to assist the patient with scheduling, a physical examination for the patient; (2) provide the patient with a list of practitioners and certain information concerning the practitioners; and (3) coordinate patient care with the practitioner as appropriate. Requires documentation of the actions of the licensed professional in the patient's medical record.

• Michael Crider Republican · author
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · author
• Anthony Cook · sponsor

1. Jan 5, 2021 Authored by Senator Crider · upper
2. Jan 5, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
3. Jan 25, 2021 Senator Charbonneau added as second author · upper
4. Jan 25, 2021 Senator Doriot added as coauthor · upper
5. Jan 28, 2021 Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor · upper
6. Feb 4, 2021 Senator Becker added as coauthor · upper
7. Feb 4, 2021 Senators Breaux, Yoder, Grooms added as coauthors · upper
8. Feb 4, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
9. Feb 8, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
10. Feb 9, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 82: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
11. Feb 9, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Cook · upper
12. Feb 9, 2021 Cosponsor: Representative Ziemke · upper
13. Feb 9, 2021 Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor · upper
14. Feb 10, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
15. Mar 1, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
16. Mar 18, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
17. Mar 22, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
18. Mar 23, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
19. Mar 23, 2021 Representative Andrade M added as cosponsor · lower
20. Mar 24, 2021 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
21. Apr 19, 2021 Motion to dissent filed · upper
22. Apr 19, 2021 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
23. Apr 19, 2021 Senate conferees appointed: Crider and Yoder · upper
24. Apr 19, 2021 Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau and Melton · upper
25. Apr 20, 2021 House conferees appointed: Cook and Porter · lower
26. Apr 20, 2021 House advisors appointed: Saunders, Snow and Shackleford · lower
27. Apr 21, 2021 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
28. Apr 21, 2021 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
29. Apr 21, 2021 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 490: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
30. Apr 21, 2021 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 480: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
31. Apr 23, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
32. Apr 28, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
33. Apr 28, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
34. Apr 29, 2021 Public Law 138 · upper
35. Apr 29, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Apr 21, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 4, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 4, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Mar 18, 2021 · PDF