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Vermont House advances S.189 to set mental-health response guidelines and protect social-service workers
Summary
The Vermont House on April 17 advanced S.189 after a committee strike-all amendment, directing the Department of Mental Health to develop statewide crisis-response guidelines, requiring meetings on social-worker safety and giving home health agencies limited authority to deny or decline service to protect staff; third reading was ordered by voice vote.
The Vermont House on April 17 moved S.189 forward after the House Health Care Committee’s strike-all amendment, directing the Department of Mental Health to develop statewide mental-health crisis-response guidelines and requiring agencies to report on home-health safety discharges.
Representative Peterson, speaking for the committee, summarized the amendment and key deadlines: “This strike all amendment for S.189 can be found on page 3636 of today's calendar.” He said section 1 directs the Department of Mental Health to develop guidelines recommending best practices for de-escalation and crisis response and to post the guidelines on its…
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