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HJ 141 Study; medications for offenders with mental illness.

Introduced by: Glenn M. Weatherholtz | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Access to medications and management of medications for offenders with mental illness. Requests the Department of Corrections and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to examine ways to ensure access by offenders to appropriate medications and management of medications when they are released from state correctional facilities. This study is a recommendation of the Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders (SJR 440, 2001).

This resolution was incorporated into HJR 142 (Weatherholtz).


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