Virginia Senate Bill 34
Session 2024
Temporary detention; certified evaluators, report.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
34
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Temporary detention; certified evaluators; report.Authorizes hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department located in Planning District 21 to employ certain trained individuals toperform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteriafor temporary detention for behavioral health treatment. The billrequires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departmentsin Planning District 21 to annually report the number of temporarydetention order evaluations completed, the number of temporary detentionorders petitioned, the number of individuals evaluated for temporarydetention who were determined to not meet the criteria for temporarydetention, and the number of individuals under a temporary detentionorder admitted to a state facility to the Chairmen of the SenateCommittee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Behavioral Health Commission. Thebill has an expiration date of July 1, 2026.
Temporary detention; certified evaluators; report. Authorizes hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department located in Senate District 23 to employ certain trained individuals to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention for behavioral health treatment. The bill requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments in Senate District 23 to annually report the length of time between when a person who is the subject of an emergency custody order arrives at the psychiatric emergency department of a participating hospital and when the temporary detention order evaluation is completed and (ii) the number of (a) admissions, (b) psychiatric emergency department visits, (c) temporary detention order evaluations completed, (d) temporary detention orders executed, (e) individuals under temporary detention admitted to the participating hospital, and (f) individuals transferred from the psychiatric emergency department of the participating hospital to a state facility to the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Behavioral Health Commission. The bill requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments in Senate District 23 to report monthly to the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services the number of (a) crisis evaluations conducted each month; (b) temporary detention orders executed as a result of such evaluations and the percentage of evaluations such temporary detention orders represent; (c) reportable events associated with such temporary detention orders and the percentage of temporary detention orders that such reportable events represent; (d) certain reportable events; and (e) other events. The bill requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to submit by October 1, 2026, to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health and Human Services an evaluation of the overall effectiveness of certified evaluators conducting temporary detention order evaluations pursuant to the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2026.
Temporary detention; certified evaluators; report. Authorizes hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department located in the City of Hampton to employ certain trained individuals to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention for behavioral health treatment. The bill requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments in the City of Hampton to annually report the length of time between when a person who is the subject of an emergency custody order arrives at the psychiatric emergency department of a participating hospital and when the temporary detention order evaluation is completed and (ii) the number of (a) admissions, (b) psychiatric emergency department visits, (c) temporary detention order evaluations completed, (d) temporary detention orders executed, (e) individuals under temporary detention admitted to the participating hospital, and (f) individuals transferred from the psychiatric emergency department of the participating hospital to a state facility to the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health and Human Services, and the Behavioral Health Commission. The bill requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments in the City of Hampton to report monthly to the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services the number of (a) crisis evaluations conducted each month; (b) temporary detention orders executed as a result of such evaluations and the percentage of evaluations such temporary detention orders represent; (c) reportable events associated with such temporary detention orders and the percentage of temporary detention orders that such reportable events represent; (d) certain reportable events; and (e) other events. The bill requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to submit by October 1, 2026, to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health and Human Services an evaluation of the overall effectiveness of certified evaluators conducting temporary detention order evaluations pursuant to the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2026.
Committee substitute printed 24106740D-S1
February 1, 2024
SB34ES1
February 12, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108460D-H1
February 28, 2024
SB34ER
March 25, 2024
SB34ER2
April 17, 2024
Amendment: SB34AG
Amendment: SB34AH
Amendment: SB34AHE
Amendment: SB34AHR
Amendment: SB34AS
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB34F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB34FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB34FES1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB34FH1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB34FER122.PDF
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04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0780)
04/17/2024
House
Enacted, Chapter 780 (effective 7/1/24)
04/17/2024
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/17/2024
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/17/2024
Senate
Reenrolled bill text (SB34ER2)
04/17/2024
Senate
Reenrolled
04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/17/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 8-N)
04/17/2024
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 8-N)
04/17/2024
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
04/08/2024
Senate
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/03/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB34ER)
03/27/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/27/2024
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
03/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/25/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/25/2024
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB34ER)
03/25/2024
Senate
Enrolled
03/06/2024
Senate
Title replaced 24108460D-H1
03/06/2024
Senate
House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/05/2024
House
VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)
03/05/2024
House
Passed House with substitute with amendments (88-Y 11-N)\
03/05/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB34H1
03/05/2024
House
Amendments by Delegate Price agreed to
03/05/2024
House
Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 24108460D-H1
03/05/2024
House
Committee on Health and Human Services amendments rejected
03/05/2024
House
Read third time
03/05/2024
House
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
03/04/2024
House
Passed by for the day
03/04/2024
House
Read third time
03/01/2024
House
Read second time
02/29/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB34H1)
02/28/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24108460D-H1
02/28/2024
House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
02/27/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/27/2024
House
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
02/27/2024
House
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/16/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
02/16/2024
House
Referred from Courts of Justice
02/15/2024
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/15/2024
House
Read first time
02/15/2024
House
Placed on Calendar
02/13/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB34ES1)
02/12/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
Senate
Printed as engrossed 24106740D-ES1
02/12/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB34ES1
02/12/2024
Senate
Committee amendments agreed to
02/12/2024
Senate
Reading of amendments waived
02/12/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24106740D-S1
02/12/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/12/2024
Senate
Read second time
02/09/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/08/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
02/07/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB34S1)
02/01/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/01/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24106740D-S1
02/01/2024
Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/30/2024
Senate
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/26/2024
Senate
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
01/17/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB34)
12/16/2023
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
12/16/2023
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101203D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Dec 19, 2023 6:00:43 PM
Record Updated
May 2, 2024 12:22:24 AM