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PRINTER'S NO. 827
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
759
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, D. COSTA, ENGLISH, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON,
YOUNGBLOOD AND WARD, MARCH 8, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 8, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in administration and enforcement, further
providing for list of persons self excluded from gaming
activities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1516 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding subsections to read:
§ 1516. List of persons self excluded from gaming activities.
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(e) Evaluation for gambling disorder.--
(1) Upon conviction or admission to Accelerated
Rehabilitative Disposition or other pretrial diversion
program of a person for an offense committed under 18 Pa.C.S.
§ 3503(b) (relating to criminal trespass) where the person's
name is included on a self-exclusion list under this section
and the offense was committed at a licensed facility, the
court may direct that the person be evaluated in a manner
deemed appropriate by the court to determine:
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(i) if the person has a gambling disorder; and
(ii) whether there is a need for counseling or
treatment as part of the sentence or preadjudication
disposition.
(2) The evaluation shall be conducted by a single county
authority for drug and alcohol or its designee and shall
include recommendations for levels of care, continuing care
and monitoring.
(f) Definition.-- As used in this section, "evaluation" means
an assessment performed by a clinician who meets the minimum
qualifications prescribed by the Department of Drug and Alcohol
Programs for the provision of gambling disorder counseling.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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