2017-2018 Session
Change SessionS.3 (Act 51)
An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 6/21/2017 - Signed by Governor on May 30, 2017
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Detailed Status
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An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Roll Call History
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An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Committee Meetings
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Meeting Full List
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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Walk Thru
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
Anne Cramer, Attorney
Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
- 10:30 AM
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Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project
Jessa Barnard, Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
Friday, January 27, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Room 11
Margaret Bolton, M.D.
Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, NAMI VT
Darlene Furey, Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Heather Pierce, Committee Member, Vermont Mental Counselors Association
Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
Emma Harrigan, Quality Management Director, Department of Mental Health
- 10:30 AM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
James Beck, Professor of Psychiatry
John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Medical Center
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- After the Floor
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Medical Center
Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
- 10:30 AM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Mark Up of Bill
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, February 9, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Mark Up and Vote
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 10:15 AM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Mark Up of Bill
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Julie Tessler, Director, Vermont Care Partners
Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
- 11:30 AM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Mark up and Vote
Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
Thursday, March 23, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 1:30 PM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, April 6, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Min After Floor
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Bill Walk-Through
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 10:40 AM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Medical Center
Christie Everett, Director, Access and Acute Care Services, Clara Martin Center
Dawn Littlepage, Clinical Director, Clara Martin Center
- 3:40 PM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Continued Testimony
Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
- 4:20 PM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
Thursday, April 20, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Min After Floor
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
John Shullenberger, Esquire, VT Association for Justice
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 9:00 AM
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Committee discussion re work of House Judiciary
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- 2:55 PM
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Committee discussion, straw poll supporting House Judiciary Committee's amendment
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 3:00 PM
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Committee Discussion and Vote
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, April 28, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
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S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
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Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Committee Documents
An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Health Care
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
House Committee on Judiciary
- Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
- Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
- Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
- Christie Everett, Director, Access and Acute Care Services, Clara Martin Center
- Dawn Littlepage, Clinical Director, Clara Martin Center
- Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- John Shullenberger, Esquire, VT Association for Justice
- John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Medical Center
- Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
- Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
- Jessa Barnard, Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society
- James Beck, Professor of Psychiatry
- Margaret Bolton, M.D.
- Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law
- Anne Cramer, Attorney
- Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, NAMI VT
- Darlene Furey, Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Emma Harrigan, Quality Management Director, Department of Mental Health
- Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
- Heather Pierce, Committee Member, Vermont Mental Counselors Association
- Julie Tessler, Director, Vermont Care Partners
- John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Medical Center
- Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
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An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Committee of Conference Meetings
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An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
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No committee of conference report found for S.3 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
Act
- Signed into law 5/30/2017
- As Enacted (ACT 51)
- Act Summary
An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
Statutes Affected
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18 V.S.A. § 1882. Disclosures of protected health information to avert a serious risk of danger |