Senate File 406 H-1251 Amend Senate File 406, as passed by the Senate, as 1 follows: 2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 9 and 3 inserting: 4 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 10A.901 Definitions. 5 As used in this article, unless the context 6 otherwise requires: 7 1. “Administrator” means the person coordinating 8 the administration of this division. 9 2. “Division” means the mental health advocate 10 division of the department of inspections and appeals. > 11 2. Page 1, line 10, by striking < 216A.172 > and 12 inserting < 10A.902 > 13 3. Page 1, line 11, by striking < office’s > and 14 inserting < division’s > 15 4. Page 1, line 16, by striking < office > and 16 inserting < division > 17 5. Page 1, line 17, after < advocate. > by inserting 18 < A mental health advocate employed by a county as of 19 June 30, 2013, shall be deemed to be qualified. > 20 6. Page 1, line 22, by striking < or nursing > and 21 inserting < nursing, or psychology, > 22 7. Page 1, line 27, by striking < office > and 23 inserting < division > 24 8. Page 1, line 29, after < advocates. > by inserting 25 < The procedures for filling a vacant mental health 26 advocate position assigned to a geographic area shall 27 require the individual filling the vacancy to reside 28 within the assigned geographic area. > 29 9. Page 2, line 4, by striking < human rights > and 30 inserting < inspections and appeals > 31 10. Page 2, line 10, by striking < human rights > and 32 inserting < inspections and appeals > 33 11. Page 2, line 25, by striking < human rights > and 34 inserting < inspections and appeals > 35 12. Page 3, by striking lines 13 through 15 and 36 inserting < minor’s objections, the juvenile court shall 37 notify the department of inspections and appeals and 38 the department shall appoint an individual to act as an 39 the mental > 40 13. Page 3, lines 23 and 24, by striking < office of 41 the > 42 14. Page 3, lines 25 and 26, by striking < human 43 rights > and inserting < inspections and appeals > 44 15. Page 4, line 3, by striking < human rights > and 45 inserting < inspections and appeals > 46 16. Page 5, by striking lines 21 through 23 and 47 inserting < advocate. For the purposes of this section, 48 “division” means the mental health advocate division of 49 the department of inspections and appeals. > 50 -1- SF406.1433 (2) 85 jp/rj 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. #12. #13. #14. #15.

17. Page 6, line 11, by striking < office > and 1 inserting < division > 2 18. Page 6, line 12, by striking < office > and 3 inserting < division > 4 19. Page 7, line 8, by striking < office > and 5 inserting < division > 6 20. Page 7, line 10, by striking < office > and 7 inserting < division > 8 21. Page 7, line 11, by striking < office > and 9 inserting < division > 10 22. Page 7, line 32, by striking < office > and 11 inserting < division > 12 23. Page 7, line 34, by striking < 216A.172 > and 13 inserting < 10A.902 > 14 24. Page 8, line 10, by striking < office > and 15 inserting < division > 16 25. Page 8, by striking lines 32 through 35 and 17 inserting: 18 < 1. The full-time or part-time county employees 19 paid for mental health advocate services under section 20 229.19 immediately prior to July 1, 2014, shall be 21 appointed as mental health advocates pursuant to 22 section 10A.902 and shall become employees > 23 26. Page 9, line 1, by striking < human rights > and 24 inserting < inspections and appeals > 25 27. Page 9, line 4, by striking < salaries > 26 28. Page 9, line 31, by striking < full-time > 27 29. Page 9, line 32, by striking < full-time > 28 30. Page 10, line 12, by striking < human rights > 29 and inserting < inspections and appeals > 30 31. Page 10, line 24, by striking < full-time > 31 32. Page 10, line 25, by striking < full-time > 32 33. Title page, by striking lines 4 and 5 and 33 inserting < of a mental health advocate division in the 34 department of inspections and appeals and including 35 effective date provisions. > 36 ______________________________ COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BALTIMORE of Boone, Chairperson -2- SF406.1433 (2) 85 jp/rj 2/ 2 #17. #18. #19. #20. #21. #22. #23. #24. #25. #26. #27. #28. #29. #30. #31. #32. #33.