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Committee approves House Bill 7069 on police behavioral-health assessments after debate on confidentiality and qualifications
Summary
The Public Safety and Security Committee voted to approve House Bill 7069, which adds confidentiality protections to mandated behavioral-health assessments for police officers; members debated provider qualifications and safeguards for acute safety risks.
The Public Safety and Security Committee voted April 15 to approve House Bill 7069, an act concerning behavioral-health assessments of police officers, following debate over confidentiality, provider qualifications and procedures for reporting acute safety risks.
The bill, which was referred to the committee from the insurance committee, adds a confidentiality component to the state's existing behavioral-health-assessment program for police officers. The committee chair opened the meeting and Representative Howard moved the referral; Representative Heffern (second) supported the motion. The clerk then called a roll-call vote; the clerk…
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