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PRINTER'S NO. 3503
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2266
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, BULLOCK, DONATUCCI, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG,
JAMES, TOOHIL, FRANKEL, MILLARD, V. BROWN, ROEBUCK, HILL-
EVANS, SCHWEYER, JOZWIAK AND MURT, MAY 7, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MAY 7, 2018
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), entitled "An
act relating to mental health procedures; providing for the
treatment and rights of mentally disabled persons, for
voluntary and involuntary examination and treatment and for
determinations affecting those charged with crime or under
sentence," in general provisions, further providing for
mental health review officer.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 109(d) of the act of July 9, 1976
(P.L.817, No.143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, is
amended to read:
Section 109. Mental Health Review Officer.--* * *
(d) Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, judges of
the courts of common pleas, mental health review officers and
county mental health and mental retardation administrators shall
notify the Pennsylvania State Police on a form developed by the
Pennsylvania State Police of the identity of any individual who
has been adjudicated incompetent or who has been involuntarily
committed to a mental institution for inpatient care and
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treatment under this act or who has been involuntarily treated
as described under 18 Pa.C.S § 6105(c)(4) (relating to persons
not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer
firearms). The notification shall be transmitted by the judge,
mental health review officer or county mental health and mental
retardation administrator within [seven days] 72 hours of the
adjudication, commitment or treatment. Notwithstanding any
statute to the contrary, county mental health and mental
retardation administrators shall notify the Pennsylvania State
Police on a form developed by the Pennsylvania State Police of
the identity of any individual who before the effective date of
this act had been adjudicated incompetent or had been
involuntarily committed to a mental institution for inpatient
care treatment under this act or had been involuntarily treated
as described in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(c)(4).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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