South Dakota currently provides critical incident stress management support to emergency service providers like firefighters and police officers; this bill expands that support to include healthcare workers at licensed hospitals and medical facilities who respond to emergencies. The bill allows healthcare facilities to designate staff members to provide counseling, debriefing, and other mental health support to their employees who experience trauma from emergency situations. This gives healthcare workers the same access to psychological support services that other first responders already receive under state law.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 472
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 409
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 416
Signed by the President S.J. 361
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 275
First Reading House H.J. 260
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0. S.J. 215
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 161
Jess Olson
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Michael Diedrich
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Cosponsors
Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass