Involuntary commitment; criteria for determining outpatient treatment. (SB106)

Introduced By

Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax)

Description

Involuntary commitment criteria; outpatient treatment. Changes the criteria for determining when outpatient treatment may be ordered for a person whose involuntary commitment is sought. The new criteria would be that the person has a mental illness and, as a result of that mental illness, (i) there is a substantial likelihood that in the near future he will cause serious physical harm to himself or another person as evidenced by recent behavior causing, attempting, or threatening such harm, (ii) there is a substantial likelihood that in the near future he will suffer serious harm due to substantial deterioration of his capacity to protect himself from such harm or to provide for his basic human needs, or (iii) he is unable to comprehend the nature of his illness or the need for treatment, is experiencing a substantial impairment of his judgment, reasoning, or behavior, and will, if not treated, suffer or continue to suffer a substantial deterioration in his previous ability to function in the community. Currently, the criteria for involuntarily committing a person to inpatient or outpatient treatment is the same. Read the Bill »

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