Mental Illness
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to improve the process for admitting individuals with mental illness to hospitals or treatment facilities when they pose a danger to themselves or others. It requires treatment facilities to have complete medical histories, specifies information needed in examiner reports, and addresses non-compliance with court-ordered outpatient treatment. The bill also mandates the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create an integrated database with patient records, treatment orders, and facility bed availability.
Key provisions
- Requires treatment facilities to maintain complete medical histories of patients with mental illness, including prior hospitalizations.
- Specifies information that must be included in reports from designated examiners.
- Addresses requirements for supplemental or rule to show cause hearings regarding non-compliance with court-ordered outpatient treatment.
- Mandates the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to establish an integrated database of patient records, treatment orders, and facility bed availability.
- Outlines procedures for emergency admissions based on affidavits and physician certifications.
- Establishes a process for supplemental hearings when a patient fails to comply with treatment orders.
- Requires designated examiners to conduct examinations at the treatment facility and submit reports within a specified timeframe.
- Details the information that must be included in designated examiner reports.
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