Mental health law; amends statutes to address issues resulting from overhaul thereof. (HB2060)

Introduced By

Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News)

Description

Mental health law revisions. Amends mental health statutes to address issues resulting from the overhaul of mental health laws during the 2008 Session. This bill clarifies requirements that law-enforcement initiated emergency custody remains subject to the four hour limit and two hour extension provisions; clarifies that the employee or designee of the community services board attending a commitment hearing need not be the person who prepared the prescreening report, and that neither the employee or designee of the community services board attending a commitment hearing nor the independent examiner who attends the commitment hearing shall be excluded pursuant to an order of sequestration of the witnesses; clarifies that the prescreening report shall be admitted into evidence and made part of the record of the case; and extends the CCRE reporting requirement to close of business on the next business day following the hearing resulting in involuntary commitment. This bill has an emergency clause. Amends § 19.2-182.9 (“Emergency custody of conditionally released acquittee.”), § 37.2-808 (“Emergency custody; issuance and execution of order.”), § 37.2-815 (“Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; examination required.”), § 37.2-816 (“Commitment hearing for involuntary admission; preadmission screening report.”), § 37.2-817 (“Involuntary admission and mandatory outpatient treatment orders.”), § 37.2-819 (“Order of involuntary admission or involuntary outpatient treatment forwarded to CCRE; certain voluntary admissions forwarded to CCRE; firearm background check.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

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