General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5683
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2073
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5683
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2073
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING COURT ORDERED 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 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.
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize a probate court to issue orders that require persons meeting certain criteria to undergo outpatient psychiatric treatment.