Mental Health - Involuntary Admissions - Procedures
Sponsor: Senator EckardtCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 19, 2019)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a certain facility or Veterans' Administration hospital to take an individual who is involuntarily admitted under certain circumstances into confinement on observation status; requiring an individual confined on observation status to be examined within 24 hours by a physician, psychologist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner; requiring that certain regulations require that a certain impartial hearing officer receive testimony from the physician, psychologist, or nurse practitioner; etc.
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