Inmates; emergency psychiatric treatment. (SB275)
Introduced By
Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Mentally ill defendants; treatment. Adds a provision that a defendant in a criminal matter may be hospitalized if so seriously mentally ill as to be unable to care for himself. Under current law the standard is "imminently dangerous to himself or others." The provision applies to pretrial, after conviction but before sentencing and after sentencing. The bill specifies that the evaluation must be done in person by an employee of the community services board or its designee who is skilled in the assessment and treatment of mental illness and has completed a certification program approved by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Amends § 19.2-169.6 (“Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission from local correctional facility.”), § 19.2-176 (“”), § 19.2-177.1 (“”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
