Saturday, July 5, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
SB309: Outpatient treatment orders; changes criteria therefor.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Ken Cuccinelli (R-37)
Ken Cuccinelli
(R-37)
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Mental health; outpatient treatment orders. Changes the criteria for ordering outpatient mental health treatment rather than involuntary inpatient treatment. Strikes the requirement that a person be found to be a danger to himself or others and instead requires a finding that assisted outpatient treatment will be sufficient to prevent him from harming himself or others. View Full Text »
Poll Results
2 votes
Comments
LIS doesn't show that this bill even made it into a committee yet, let alone passed one. What's up?
This bill was carried over from last year's session and, on December 11, the Education & Health committee decided to let it die.
We'll need to find out some way to more clearly indicate a) when a bill is from last year and b) when a bill is dead.