H0672B1813A01465 SFL:CDM 05/20/19 #90 A01465
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 672
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE SCHLOSSBERG
Printer's No. 1813
Amend Bill, page 6, line 27, by inserting after "(1)"
, nor may a parent or legal guardian abrogate consent given
by the minor on the minor's own behalf
Amend Bill, page 7, line 14, by striking out "A" where it
occurs the second time and inserting
the
Amend Bill, page 7, line 15, by inserting after "RIGHT"
at any time
Amend Bill, page 7, line 20, by striking out "A" and
inserting
When a petition is filed on behalf of a
Amend Bill, page 7, lines 23 and 24, by striking out "MAY
FILE A PETITION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS " and inserting
by
Amend Bill, page 7, line 25, by striking out ". THE" and
inserting
, the
Amend Bill, page 8, by inserting between lines 10 and 11
(8) A minor ordered to undergo treatment due to a
determination under paragraph (7) shall remain and receive
inpatient treatment at the treatment setting designated by the
court for a period of up to twenty days. The minor shall be
discharged whenever the attending physician determines that the
minor no longer is in need of treatment, consent to treatment
has been revoked under paragraph (4) or at the end of the time
period of the order, whichever occurs first. If the attending
physician determines continued inpatient treatment will be
necessary at the end of the time period of the order and the
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minor does not consent to continued inpatient treatment prior to
the end of the time period of the order, the court shall conduct
a review hearing in accordance with this subsection to determine
whether to:
(i) release the minor; or
(ii) make a subsequent order for inpatient mental health
treatment for a period not to exceed sixty days subject to
discharge of the minor whenever the attending physician
determines that the minor no longer is in need of treatment, or
if consent has been revoked under paragraph (4).
(9) The procedure for a sixty-day period of treatment under
paragraph (8)(ii) shall be repeated until the court determines
to release the minor or the minor is discharged in accordance
with paragraph (8).
(10) Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a
nonconsenting parent who has legal custody rights of a minor
child to object to the consent given by the other parent to
inpatient treatment under paragraph (1) by filing a petition in
a court of common pleas in the county where the minor resides.
The court shall hold a hearing on the objection within seventy-
two hours of the filing of the petition.
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