Milwaukee mental health reform, doctor apology bills receive Senate committee support

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services passed two controversial bills Friday transferring oversight of Milwaukee's mental health system away from the Milwaukee County Board and excluding certain statements of apology by doctors from being used in legal or administrative action against them. Both bills passed 3-2 along party lines with Sens. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, and Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, voting in opposition. (WHN, March 10)
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