Mental Health Legislation - Missouri

SB 799 - This act requires every school district, in collaboration with the Office of Child Mental Health, to develop a policy of incorporating social and emotional development into the district's educational program. Each district must submit this policy to the Missouri State Board of Education by January 1, 2009. The Missouri State Board of Education shall develop and implement a plan to incorporate social and emotional development standards for the purpose of enhancing and measuring children's school readiness and ability to achieve academic success in time for the 2009-2010 school year. The plan shall be submitted to the Governor, General Assembly, and the Children's Services Commission by July 1, 2009. Thereafter, the Children's Services Commission shall receive annual reports from the State Board of Education on the implementation and effects of the plan so that the Commission may issue recommendations for improvements to the plan to the General Assembly. The Department [...]

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SB 880 - This act requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to have the same requirements as state-operated facilities. This act amends the Family Care Safety Registry and Sunshine Laws to include private mental health facilities and group homes. Private mental health facilities and group homes are included in the licensure and standards requirements for residential facilities and day programs. This act also requires dismissal of private contractor employees who violate state laws and rules. The facilities or homes are also required to report staff turnover to the Department of Mental Health and the General Assembly. This act also places a moratorium on patient transfers until the act is fully implemented. The Department of Mental Health is also required to terminate contracts with private vendors having a pattern of abuse and neglect of patients. This act is substantially similar to provisions in HCS/SCS/SB [...]

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SB 974 - This act modifies various provisions relating to mental health services. This act modifies the good Samaritan statute to allow any other person, regardless of training, to intervene in an attempted suicide with immunity from liability. SECTION 537.037 Under current law, physical and chemical restraints cannot be used on patients, residents or clients of a mental health facility or mental health program except under certain circumstances. This act allows security escort devices to be used on individuals who have been civilly committed when they are transported outside a mental health facility if the head of the facility or the attending physician finds it necessary to protect the health and safety of the individual or others or to prevent escape. Security escort devices shall be used on individuals who have been civilly committed under the sexually violent predator statutes or who have been criminally committed when they are transported outside a mental health facility, unless [...]

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HCS/SCS/SB 1081 -This act modifies provisions relating to quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs. FAMILY CARE SAFETY REGISTRY This act amends the Family Care Safety Registry to include protections for the developmentally disabled and requires the registry to contain information on mental health workers. This act also adds direct care staff from the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) community programs to the list of health care and mental health providers who are required to report suspected cases abuse of a patient, resident, or client of a mental health facility. The Department of Mental Health shall conduct such abuse and neglect investigations. SECTIONS 210.900 TO 210.927 GOOD SAMARITAN This act modifies the good Samaritan statute to include suicide prevention intervention rendered in good faith by a qualified counselor or any other person to the list of care [...]

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HCS/SCS/SB 1081 -This act modifies provisions relating to quality assurance and safety in the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Community Programs. FAMILY CARE SAFETY REGISTRY This act amends the Family Care Safety Registry to include protections for the developmentally disabled and requires the registry to contain information on mental health workers. This act also adds direct care staff from the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) community programs to the list of health care and mental health providers who are required to report suspected cases abuse of a patient, resident, or client of a mental health facility. The Department of Mental Health shall conduct such abuse and neglect investigations. SECTIONS 210.900 TO 210.927 GOOD SAMARITAN This act modifies the good Samaritan statute to include suicide prevention intervention rendered in good faith by a qualified counselor or any other person to the list of care [...]

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SB 974 - This act modifies various provisions relating to mental health services. This act modifies the good Samaritan statute to allow any other person, regardless of training, to intervene in an attempted suicide with immunity from liability. SECTION 537.037 Under current law, physical and chemical restraints cannot be used on patients, residents or clients of a mental health facility or mental health program except under certain circumstances. This act allows security escort devices to be used on individuals who have been civilly committed when they are transported outside a mental health facility if the head of the facility or the attending physician finds it necessary to protect the health and safety of the individual or others or to prevent escape. Security escort devices shall be used on individuals who have been civilly committed under the sexually violent predator statutes or who have been criminally committed when they are transported outside a mental health facility, unless [...]

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SB 880 - This act requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to have the same requirements as state-operated facilities. This act amends the Family Care Safety Registry and Sunshine Laws to include private mental health facilities and group homes. Private mental health facilities and group homes are included in the licensure and standards requirements for residential facilities and day programs. This act also requires dismissal of private contractor employees who violate state laws and rules. The facilities or homes are also required to report staff turnover to the Department of Mental Health and the General Assembly. This act also places a moratorium on patient transfers until the act is fully implemented. The Department of Mental Health is also required to terminate contracts with private vendors having a pattern of abuse and neglect of patients. This act is substantially similar to provisions in HCS/SCS/SB [...]

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