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Sponsor says bill would require law‑enforcement notification before release from mental‑health facilities when warrants exist
Summary
Representative Mitch Boggs presented House Bill 915 to require mental‑health facilities to notify law enforcement before releasing patients who were transferred from correctional facilities or jails, so officers can check for active warrants. Testimony and committee questions raised concerns about HIPAA, custody and training of officers.
State Representative Mitch Boggs introduced House Bill 915 as a response to an incident in his district where a person transferred from a facility returned to the community without law‑enforcement notification despite active warrants. "This bill does not require disclosure of medical information. Only a protocol step to check for warrants," Boggs told the committee.
Boggs said the bill applies to patients transferred from a correctional facility or jail and would require the head of the receiving mental‑health facility or a designee to notify police, sheriffs or corrections officers before release so the officers can check for active arrest…
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