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SB 1051 Mental health; admission of incapacitated person to a facility by an agent or guardian.
Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Mental health; admission to a facility by an agent or guardian. Allows an agent appointed in an advance directive or a guardian to admit an incapacitated person to a mental health facility for no more than 10 calendar days if (i) prior to admission, a physician on the staff of or designated by the proposed admitting facility examines the person and states, in writing, that the person (a) has a mental illness, (b) is incapable of making an informed decision regarding admission, and (c) is in need of treatment in a facility; (ii) the proposed admitting facility is willing to admit the person; and, either (iii) the person has executed an advance directive in accordance with the Health Care Decisions Act (§ 54.1-2981 et seq.) authorizing the agent to consent to his admission to a facility and he is not protesting such admission; or (iv) the guardianship order specifically authorizes the guardian to consent to the admission of such person to a facility. This bill was incorporated into SB 1142.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094048248
- 01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/19/09 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Special on Mental Health
- 02/05/09 Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1142-Whipple) (14-Y 0-N)