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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | July 16, 2015 01:46 PM |
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| From: | Representative Thomas P. Murt |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Amending the Mental Health Procedures Act |
| In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation amending the Mental Health Procedures Act to remove the 30 day standard for determining that a person presents a clear and present danger to himself or others. This standard in the law requires prescience on the part of the evaluating professional to determine that if left untreated, the person is likely to come to harm within thirty days. Removing the thirty days from the law allows for the determination to be based on the person’s current state of mind and the likelihood that harm may befall someone at some point in the future if the person’s mental health needs remain unaddressed. I urge you to join me in co-sponsorship of this important legislation. |
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Introduced as HB1504