Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) court program.
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Overview
Senate Bill 28 establishes the CARE Court program, a new court system designed to provide coordinated support and services for adults experiencing severe mental illness. The program aims to offer voluntary treatment plans and court-ordered care, focusing on stabilization, housing, and other essential services. It expands eligibility criteria and streamlines the process for accessing care, particularly for individuals who haven’t recently been stabilized in voluntary treatment. The bill also updates definitions and procedures related to treatment court programs and conservatorship.
Key provisions
- Expands eligibility for CARE Court to include individuals who haven’t been clinically stabilized in ongoing voluntary treatment for more than 90 days.
- Authorizes a conservator to request a referral to CARE Court upon termination of a conservatorship.
- Allows county behavioral health agencies to recommend alternative treatment options, such as assisted outpatient treatment or a grave disability evaluation.
- Extends the time frame for examining a respondent to 270 days.
- Permits petitions to include evidence of involuntary holds or referrals to full-service partnership programs.
- Authorizes remote participation for all parties and witnesses in CARE Court proceedings.
- Requires counties to establish a process for electronic submission of CARE Act documents.
- Expands data collection requirements for the Department of Health Care Services to include information on CARE Act petitions.
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