Involuntary mental health commitment; emergency custody order to include transportation. (SB890)
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Description
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. Read the Bill »
Status
02/19/2007: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073172724 |
| 01/08/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/15/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Involuntary Commitment |
| 01/25/2007 | Committee substitute printed 070566724-S1 |
| 01/26/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2007 | Read second time |
| 01/29/2007 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/29/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 070566724-S1 |
| 01/29/2007 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB890S1 |
| 01/30/2007 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 01/30/2007 | Communicated to House |
| 02/03/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/03/2007 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2007 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/08/2007 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2007 | Read second time |
| 02/12/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/12/2007 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2007 | Enrolled |
| 02/14/2007 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB890ER) |
| 02/14/2007 | Signed by President |
| 02/14/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/19/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (effective 7/1/07) |
| 03/13/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007) |
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.