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Amend CSSB 937 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 573.005, Health and Safety Code, strike added Section 573.005(e), Health and Safety Code (page 2, lines 4-6), and substitute the following:
(e) The physician shall document a decision to detain a person under this section and place that notice of detention in the person's medical record. The notice of detention must contain:
(1) a statement that the physician has reason to believe and does believe that the person evidences mental illness;
(2) a statement that the physician has reason to believe and does believe that the person evidences a substantial risk of serious harm to the person or others;
(3) a specific description of the risk of harm;
(4) a statement that the physician has reason to believe and does believe that the risk of harm is imminent unless the person is immediately restrained;
(5) a statement that the physician's beliefs are derived from specific recent behavior, overt acts, attempts, or threats that were observed by or reliably reported to the physician; and
(6) a detailed description of the specific behavior, acts, attempts, or threats.
(2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 573.005, Health and Safety Code, immediately following added Section 573.005(f), Health and Safety Code (page 2, between lines 13 and 14), insert the following:
(g) A physician, person, or facility that detains or fails to detain a person under this section and who acts in good faith and without malice is not civilly or criminally liable for that action.
(3) Strike SECTION 4 of the bill (page 2, lines 14-24) and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly.