SB 1458: Mental Health Early Intervention
GENERAL BILL by Braynon
Mental Health Early Intervention; Citing this act as the "Florida Mental Health Early Intervention Act of 2015"; authorizing physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners to initiate involuntary examinations under the Baker Act of persons believed to have mental illness; adding curriculum requirements to the basic training programs for certain first responders; requiring the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with specified entities, to adopt standards for the training of certain first responders in mental health; providing requirements for such training, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2015 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/3/2015 | Senate |
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 136 • Introduced -SJ 136 |
| 5/1/2015 | Senate |
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs |
