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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 379
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2566
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REVIEW OF A PERSON FOR
DISCHARGE FROM COMMITMENT BY THE PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY
REVIEW BOARD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That part V of chapter 319i of the general statutes be amended to 1
require the Psychiatric Security Review Board to consider factors other 2
than risk when making a determination as to whether to discharge an 3
acquittee from commitment to the jurisdiction of the board. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To allow for the Psychiatric Security Review Board's comprehensive
consideration of multiple factors in its decision-making process.