Mental Health Treatment and Examinations
Summary
Mental Health Treatment and Examinations; Specifies additional persons who may consent to mental health treatment; revises frequency with which restriction on patient's right to communicate or receive visitors must be reviewed; authorizes receiving facility & counties to seek assistance from mobile crisis response team; revises criteria for involuntary examination; revises standards for use of physical force & restraint in taking custody of persons subject to ex parte orders; revises provisions on return of firearms to persons after confiscation; revises who may testify as to patients history in considering criteria for involuntary outpatient services; specifies rights to treatment of persons in county & municipal detention facilities.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gottlieb
DDemocratic
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