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IN HB1599

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2019

Primary Sponsor

Melanie Wright

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Indiana Legislative Council to assign an interim study committee during 2019 to examine the use of patient restraints in health care settings
  • Study would cover health facilities, hospitals, and medical facilities as defined under Indiana Code
  • Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage
  • Provision automatically expires January 1, 2020
  • Introduced January 22, 2019 by Representative Wright and referred to the Committee on Public Health

Legislative Description

Study committee on patient restraint. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee in the 2019 interim the study of the use of restraints in specified health care settings.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

1/22/2019

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/22/2019

Full Bill Text

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