Bill No.: HB0102 Drafter: JWL
LSO No.: 13LSO-0169 Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Enrolled Act No.: HEA0093
Chapter No.: CH0115
Prime Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
Catch Title: Hospitalization of mentally ill persons.
Subject: Limits use of involuntary detention proceedings for children.
Summary/Major Elements: This act:
· Provides that Title 25 provisions for the emergency detention of mentally ill persons shall be used for children only if the parent or guardian consents to treatment.
· Provides that the Department of Health, in proceedings for the involuntary hospitalization of a person who is a minor, shall consult with the minor’s parents or guardian to the extent feasible.