| TO: | Honorable Patrick M. Rose, Chair, House Committee on Human Services |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB405 by Davis, John (Relating to emergency apprehension and detention of a person believed to have a mental illness.), As Introduced |
The bill requires that peace officers take a person into custody and transport that person to a mental health facility if a physician represents to the officer that they examined the person during the preceding 24 hours and concluded that the person is mentally ill and that there is a substantial risk of serious harm to the person or others unless the person is immediately restrained.
Physicians, without the assistance of a peace officer, may transport or order the transportation of a person to an inpatient mental health facility for preliminary examination if the same conditions are met; the physician must immediately file an application for detention with the facility. The physician must provide the peace officer with, or include in the application for detention, a specific description of the risk of harm and a detailed description of the specific relevant behavior, acts, attempts, or threats by the person to be transported.
| Source Agencies: | 537 State Health Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, PP, LR, SSt
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