Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05659 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5659
22 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2288
33 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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55 REP. FREY, 111th Dist.
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99 Proposed Bill No. 5659
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1919 REP. FREY, 111th Dist.
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2121 AN ACT CONCERNING COURT AUTHORITY TO ENTER ORDERS RELATING TO OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.
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2323 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2525 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.
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2929 To give the probate court the authority to require certain persons to submit to outpatient psychiatric treatment.