General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5652
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2191
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5652
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2191
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT AUTHORITY TO ENTER ORDERS RELATING TO OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 801a of the general statutes be amended to authorize the probate court to issue orders for outpatient psychiatric treatment for any person who (1) is found by clear and convincing evidence to have a mental illness, based on a clinical determination, (2) is unlikely to survive in the community without supervision, (3) has a history of noncompliance with treatment, (4) is unlikely to voluntarily participate in outpatient treatment, and (5) is likely to cause serious harm to himself, herself or others.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide the probate court with the authority to require certain persons to submit to outpatient psychiatric treatment.