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.