Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 227
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: Noncode.
Synopsis: Study of Logansport State Hospital. Urges the legislative
council to assign the task of studying the Logansport State Hospital's
operations to an appropriate study committee.
Effective: Upon passage.
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January 6, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
2022 IN 227—LS 6844/DI 147 Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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SENATE BILL No. 227
A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this
2 SECTION, "legislative council" refers to the legislative council
3 created by IC 2-5-1.1-1.
4 (b) As used in this SECTION, "study committee" means either
5 of the following:
6 (1) A statutory committee established under IC 2-5.
7 (2) An interim study committee.
8 (c) The legislative council is urged to assign to an appropriate
9 study committee during the 2022 interim the task of studying the
10 Logansport State Hospital's operations, including the following:
11 (1) Evaluate the hospital's statistics, including staffing and
12 patient care.
13 (2) Review the required training for employees of the hospital
14 and evaluate similar systems in other states and the
15 department of correction.
16 (3) Determine any changes necessary to improve the hospital's
17 current system, including appropriate training for staff.
18 (d) This SECTION expires January 1, 2023.
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1 SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
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