TO: | Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB888 by Naishtat (Relating to the detention and examination of certain persons accepted for a preliminary mental health examination.), As Introduced |
The bill would change the 48 hour Emergency Detention period for mental health evaluation. If the 48 hours ends on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or before 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business day, the person can be held until 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business day instead of 12 p.m.
The Department of State Health Services assumes that any cost can be absorbed within existing resources.
Source Agencies: | 537 State Health Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, BM, MB, JF
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