Missouri House of Representatives
Bills Indexed by Subject
MENTAL HEALTH
HB 1085
--- Sponsor:
Selby, Harold R.
- Exempts mental health residential facilities and day programs
accredited by the Council on Accreditation from the licensing
requirements of the Department of Health.
HB 1293
--- Sponsor:
Linton, William C.
--- CoSponsor:
Holand, Roy W.
- Requires providers to seek informed consent for mental health
treatment.
HB 1467
--- Sponsor:
Treadway, Joseph L.
- Revises qualifications for professional counselors.
HB 1564
--- Sponsor:
Wilson, Vicky Riback
--- CoSponsor:
Graham, Chuck
- Changes the name of the Division of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities to the Division of Developmental
Disabilities.
HB 2013
--- Sponsor:
Foley, James Michael
--- CoSponsor:
Graham, Chuck
- Creates the Office of State Ombudsman for Mental Health Facility
Residents in the Lieutenant Governor's Office.
HB 2051
--- Sponsor:
Kennedy, Harry
- Creates a Board of Counselors and Therapists in lieu of the
Committee for Professional Counselors and the State Committee for
Marital and Family Therapists.
HB 2072
--- Sponsor:
Ridgeway, Luann
--- CoSponsor:
Tudor, Bill
- Amends the definition of "secured facility" for purposes of
commitment of persons acquitted based on mental disease or defect.
HB 2115
--- Sponsor:
Schilling, Mike
- Requires health insurers to treat mental health and chemical
dependency services in an identical manner as other medical services.
HB 2125
--- Sponsor:
Selby, Harold R.
- Requires mental hospitals and facilities to quarterly report the use
of electroconvulsive therapies to the department of mental health.
SB 530
--- Sponsor:
Schneider, John D.
- Requires the placement of all forensic clients in a Department of
Corrections Facility but remaining in the custody of the Department
of Mental Health.
SB 560
--- Sponsor:
Howard, J T
- Permits the mental health commission to employ three persons in
addition to the director.
SB 688
--- Sponsor:
Bland, Mary
- Allows a waiver of bidding procedures for mental health services in
certain situations.
SB 957
--- Sponsor:
Johnson, Sidney
--- CoSponsor:
Quick, Edward E.
- Expands ability of boards to fund sheltered workshops, residence
facilities, and other services or programs for persons with
developmental disabilities.
SB 1081
--- Sponsor:
Howard, J T
- Modifies employee disqualification provisions and various nursing
home violations.
Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated September 11, 2000 at 2:53 pm