AB 394 — Provides that behavioral health specialists performing mobile crisis intervention services are immune from civil liability under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-1046)
Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 190.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2021. Enacted.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
47 added · 58 removed47 line(s) added, 58 removed.
(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 14, 2021) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
394394–Committee Aon SSEMBLYJudiciary BCHAPTER.......... ILLN O.
394–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY M ARCH 24, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Provides that behavioral health specialists performing mobile crisis intervention services are immune from civil liability under certain circumstances.
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~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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(ChapterExisting 41law ofprovides NRS)certain Thispersons with immunity from civil liability for bill provides that a behavioral health specialist performing mobile crisis This intervention services by telephone or audio-video communication, whether for compensation or gratuitously, is immune from any civil liability in the performance inof goodmobile faith;crisis intervention services if:
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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
A behavioral health specialist performing mobile crisis intervention services by telephone or audio-video communication, whether for compensation or gratuitously, is immune from any - *AB394_R1* – 2 – civil liability in the performance of mobile crisis intervention services if:
(b) “Behavioral health specialist” means a physicianpsychiatrist who is certifiedlicensed bypursuant theto Boardchapter of630 Medicalor Examiners,633 of NRS, a psychologist, a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse who is certified to practice as a behavioral health specialist, or a person who is licensed as a clinical social worker, clinical professional counselor or marriage and family therapist.
(c) “Mobile crisis intervention services” means services provided under the direction of a peace officer while engaging in an- emergency81st responseSession to(2021) assist– 2 – behavioral health crisis by:ist a person who is experiencing a behavioral(1) healthStabilizing, crisisde-escalating by:or resolving the crisis;
(1) Stabilizing, de-escalating or resolving the crisis;
H~~~~~ 21 - *AB394_R1*81st Session (2021)
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Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Approved by the Governor. Chapter 190.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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Senate Amendment No. 662 concurred in. To enrollment.
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In Assembly.
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Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
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From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 662.) To printer.
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In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate.
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Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 196.) To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Taken from Second Reading File. Placed on Second Reading File for next legislative day.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
Sponsors
- Assembly Committee on Judiciary · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 66 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (66)
66 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- Who sponsors AB 394?
- AB 394 is sponsored by Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2021. Enacted.
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