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SB890: Involuntary mental health commitment; emergency custody order to include transportation.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Creigh Deeds (D-25)
Creigh Deeds
(D-25)
Served: 2001–
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Status
02/19/2007: signed by governor
Summary
Involuntary mental health commitment; emergency custody orders. Allows an emergency custody order to include transportation to a medical facility for a pre-admission medical evaluation if required by the hospital to which the person is being transported. The amount of time a person can remain in custody under an emergency custody order is extended from four to six hours to accommodate such an evaluation.
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5 votes
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Comments
The substitute on the LIS website eliminates the extension of time to 6 hours and keeps it at 4. The bill will now only add transportation for medical evaluation ordered by a physician at a receiving facility to ECO's but it still has to be accomplished within 4 hours. BTW, it has been read and voted on--unanimous vote Yes.