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2010 SESSION

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SB 84 Voluntary admission; person admitted to facility for mental health treatment after detention order.

Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Voluntary admission for mental health treatment.  Provides that a person may be voluntarily admitted to a facility for mental health treatment after issuance of a temporary detention order but before a hearing for involuntary commitment by the person's attending or consulting physician where the physician finds that the person is willing and able to volunteer for treatment and after the person is informed that they will be required to provide 48 hours notice prior to leaving the facility to which they are voluntarily admitted and will be prohibited from owning, possessing, or transporting a firearm. This bill also provides that a hearing for involuntary commitment shall be held no less than 24 hours but no more than 72 hours after execution of a temporary detention order.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100479D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/05/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100479D
• 01/05/10  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/10  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
• 02/08/10  Senate: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)