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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5069
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 223
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF SUICIDAL PATIENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require (A) mental health 1
care providers to offer one-on-one counseling to suicidal patients and 2
patients who have attempted suicide by counselors who are trained in 3
suicide prevention, (B) insurance coverage for such counseling, (C) such 4
providers to obtain a history and an assessment from the patient and his 5
or her caregivers, and (D) when a patient is admitted to the psychiatric 6
unit in an emergency department, suicide prevention counseling to be 7
provided immediately and daily thereafter, and (2) prohibit (A) any 8
mental health care provider from discharging a patient into a homeless 9
situation, and (B) the arrest of a suicidal person who is not a threat to 10
others. 11
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that suicidal patients will be treated with the same respect,
compassion and dignity with which a patient with a physical ailment is
treated.