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HI SB905
Bill
Status
1/23/2015
Primary Sponsor
Suzanne Chun Oakland
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Hawaii Department of Health to establish a behavior support review committee to conduct multidisciplinary reviews of restraints or seclusion used on persons with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
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Requires providers of residential supports and state and county agencies to disclose circumstances of restraints or seclusion to the department upon written request by the director.
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Keeps all information and records from multidisciplinary reviews confidential, with only non-identifying statistical data released as public record.
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Prohibits individuals participating in behavior support reviews from being questioned in civil or criminal proceedings about information presented or opinions formed during committee meetings.
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Grants immunity from civil and criminal liability to all agencies and individuals participating in the behavior support review process, with a rebuttable presumption of good faith.
Legislative Description
Behavior Support Review Committee for Persons with Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities
Last Action
The committee on HTH/JDL deferred the measure.
2/11/2015