Fifth Stage Lapsed 25th Seanad 113/2016
Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Joan Freeman
- Introduced
- 13 Dec 2016
- Last updated
- 19 Feb 2020
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- Children must be admitted to child-appropriate psychiatric units, not adult units, except in rare cases where it benefits the child.
- Applies to both voluntary and involuntary admissions of children to inpatient psychiatric care.
- Bill lapsed and did not become law; its provisions were not enacted.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 25th Seanad13 Dec 2016
- Second Stage 25th Seanad13 Dec 2016
- Committee Stage 25th Seanad7 Feb 2018
- Report Stage 25th Seanad27 Jun 2018
- Fifth Stage 25th Seanad27 Jun 2018