Directs the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to report, as title indicates, by September 1, 2011. Requires that the report include a comprehensive statewide analysis of the number of times, between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2011, that individuals diagnosed with a mental illness utilized hospital emergency departments, as detailed, and a plan for reducing the length of stay for those individuals.
Bill Summary for S 330 (2011-2012)
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Mar 10 2011
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TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO REPORT ON THE UTILIZATION OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS BY INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR REDUCING THE LENGTH OF STAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.Intro. by Nesbitt.
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Bill summary
Identical to H 79, filed 2/10/11.