Mental health; change in criteria for assisted outpatient treatment program. (HB43)

Introduced By

Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

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. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/08/2005Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063622204
12/08/2005Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/18/2006Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
01/30/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB43)
02/03/2006Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB309.