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HB 496 Discharge planning from state hospital or training center; right to return to place of residence.

Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Discharge from state hospital or training center; return to place of residence.  Provides that community services boards shall, as part of the discharge planning process for each individual released from a state hospital or training center, inform the consumer or his legally authorized representative that he may choose to return to the county or city in which he resided prior to admission or to any other county or city in the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the community services board serving the county or city in which the individual chooses to live is responsible for arranging transportation for the individual upon request.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Discharge from state hospital or training center; return to place of residence.  Provides that every individual discharged from a state hospital or training center shall be informed of his right to be returned to the county or city in which he resided prior to admission or to another county or city of his choosing, and that the community services board or behavioral health authority responsible for formulating his discharge plan shall, upon request, arrange for transportation of the individual to the county or city in which he chooses to reside.