1506-S AMH OBRI MORI 17

SHB 1506 - H AMD 0186 ADOPTED 3-14-03

By Representative O'Brien

On page 2, line 26, after "(i)" insert "(I)"

On page 2, line 28, after "assault" strike all material through "dementia" on line 31 and insert ".

(II) This subsection (1)(i) does not apply if:

(A) The state employee's duties included care for persons with mental disabilities, including developmental disabilities or mental illness, organic brain syndromes, neurological disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and dementia; and

(B) The person committing the assault was being cared for as part of the state employee's duties or is being cared for in a facility or program where the state employee is employed"

EFFECT: Clarifies that the exception for persons whose duties include care for persons with mental disabilities only applies if the person committing the assault is being cared for by the state employee or is being cared for in a facility or program where the state employee is employed.