Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00499 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 499
22 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1574
33 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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55 SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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1313 LCO No. 1574
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1919 SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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2121 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DUTY OF A PSYCHIATRIST TO WARN LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OF A DANGEROUS INDIVIDUAL IN SUCH PSYCHIATRIST'S CARE.
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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 the general statutes be amended to require psychiatrists to alert local and state law enforcement authorities if they determine that a patient they are treating is either a threat or danger to himself or herself or to others.
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2727 Statement of Purpose:
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2929 To require psychiatrists to alert local and state law enforcement authorities if they determine that a patient they are treating is either a threat or danger to himself or herself or to others.