Bill
HB 6565
HB 6565 would require certain health care providers to share a minor patient’s prescribed safety plan with the student’s school at discharge to coordinate safety and support.
HB 6565 — Summary
Overview
HB 6565 would require certain health care providers to communicate any safety plan prescribed to a minor patient at the time of discharge to the minor’s school. The bill is currently in the referral stage, having been introduced on January 24, 2025 and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health.
Purpose and Intent
- The core aim is to ensure schools are informed about safety plans developed for minor patients when they exit care, so schools can coordinate safety, support, and continuity of care for the student.
- By tying discharge planning to school communication, the bill seeks to bridge health care and school-based safety and welfare efforts.
Key Provisions (as described by the bill’s title and status)
- Coverage: Applies to “certain health care providers,” including hospitals and mental health facilities, that treat minor patients.
- Discharge Communication: Requires these providers to share any safety plan prescribed to a minor patient with the student’s school at the time of discharge.
- Recipient: The communication would be directed to the minor’s school (likely to a designated school official or contact, though the exact recipient would be defined in the full text).
- Nature of Safety Plan: The plan is described as a safety plan prescribed for the minor; the bill would define what constitutes a safety plan and the information required to be shared.
- Processing and safeguards: The full text would specify the mechanisms for notification, privacy safeguards, and any exceptions or limitations (e.g., privacy, consent, or emergency considerations).
Who Would Be Affected
- Minor patients receiving care from health care providers, hospitals, or mental health facilities.
- Schools and school personnel who receive safety-plan information about students.
- Health care facilities and professionals who would need to implement discharge notification procedures.
Timing, Procedure, and Implementation
- Status: REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health, meaning the bill is in committee review and has not yet advanced to a floor vote.
- Effective date: Not specified in the provided information; the final text would specify when the requirements take effect (often upon enactment or a future date).
- Process: If approved by the committee and both chambers, the bill could become law; otherwise, it could be amended, amended and returned, or die.
Potential Impacts and Considerations
- Benefits: Improved coordination between health care providers and schools; enhanced student safety and support planning.
- Privacy and consent: Raises questions about confidentiality under health privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA) and student privacy laws (e.g., FERPA). The bill would need to address consent, applicable exceptions, and data handling safeguards.
- Operational impacts: Requires discharge planning workflows to include school communications, possible data-sharing protocols, and staff training.
Next Steps
- Monitor committee actions on the Public Health committee for amendments or passage.
- Review the full text when available to see definitions, exemptions, notification procedures, and privacy safeguards.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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