Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05683 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5683
22 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2073
33 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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55 REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.
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1313 LCO No. 2073
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1919 REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
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2121 SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.
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2323 AN ACT CONCERNING COURT ORDERED OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT.
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2525 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2727 That chapter 801a of the general statutes be amended to authorize a 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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3131 To authorize a probate court to issue orders that require persons meeting certain criteria to undergo outpatient psychiatric treatment.