Amendment No. 294

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 90                                                                           (BDR 14‑511)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 2, line 7, by deleting “Corrections” and inserting:

Corrections, through the designated medical director,”.

     Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 9 through 11 and inserting:

relevant medical and mental health records, for the limited purpose of”.

     Amend section 1, page 2, between lines 16 and 17, by inserting:

     “4.  As used in this section, “designated medical director” means the designated administrative officer of the Department of Corrections who is responsible for the medical treatment of offenders.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 19 and inserting:

     “1.  The Director, through the designated medical director,”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 20, by deleting “designee”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 27, by deleting:

request of the” and inserting “a request”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 28 and inserting:

for access to records of”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 33 through 35 and inserting:

for the limited purpose of allowing the Director or the designated medical director to”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 37 and 38 and inserting:

     “3.  The Director, through the designated medical director, may provide to the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department of Human Resources or to other community medical or mental health care providers, relevant medical and mental health records of an offender serving a term of imprisonment under the custody of the Department of Corrections, for the purposes of planning the discharge of the offender and assuring the continuity of evaluation, care and treatment of the offender in the community after release from incarceration.

     4.  No oral or written consent of the offender is required to obtain access to records from the”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 40, after “Resources” by inserting:

or the Department of Corrections”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, between lines 40 and 41, by inserting:

     “5.  As used in this section, “designated medical director” means the designated administrative officer of the Department who is responsible for the medical treatment of offenders.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, seventh line, by deleting “his designee” and inserting “the designated medical director”.