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HB 267 Involuntary admission; court determines petitioner is indigent, court shall appoint counsel.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Involuntary commitment; indigent petitioner; right to counsel. States that, upon a finding that a petitioner is indigent, the court shall appoint the petitioner counsel.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Involuntary commitment; enforcement of compliance with outpatient treatment.  Allows the judge or special justice when presiding over a civil commitment hearing to consider testimony from close family members as to the respondent's conduct and treatment history. The bill also allows for civil involuntary outpatient commitment for a person whose past commitment history and psychosis diagnosis indicated that when they are not taking their medicine they meet the involuntary commitment standard. The measure provides for the person to be transferred from inpatient to outpatient treatment upon a petition and a supporting affidavit from a psychologist or psychiatrist and allows a judge or special justice to bring a person back before him for a hearing for material noncompliance with an outpatient treatment order.