FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.227
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBLACK.
0449H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection478.001,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
mentalhealthcourts.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section478.001,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection478.001,toreadasfollows:
478.001.1.Forpurposesofsections478.001to478.009,thefollowingtermsshall
2mean:
3 (1)"Adulttreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingthesubstanceuse
4disorderorco-occurringdisorderofdefendantschargedwithacriminaloffense;
5 (2)"Community-basedsubstanceusedisordertreatmentprogram",anagency
6certifiedbythedepartmentofmentalhealthasasubstanceusedisordertreatmentprovider;
7 (3)"Co-occurringdisorder",thecoexistenceofbothasubstanceusedisorderanda
8mentalhealthdisorder;
9 (4)"DWIcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingthesubstanceusedisorder
10orco-occurringdisorderofdefendantswhohavepleadedguiltytoorbeenfoundguiltyof
11drivingwhileintoxicatedordrivingwithexcessivebloodalcoholcontent;
12 (5)"Familytreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingasubstanceuse
13disorderorco-occurringdisorderexistinginfamiliesinthejuvenilecourt,familycourt,or
14criminalcourtinwhichaparentorotherhouseholdmemberhasbeendeterminedtohavea
15substanceusedisorderorco-occurringdisorderthatimpactsthesafetyandwell-beingofthe
16childreninthefamily;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (6)"Juveniletreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonaddressingthesubstance
18usedisorderorco-occurringdisorderofjuvenilesinthejuvenilecourt;
19 (7)"Medication-assistedtreatment",theuseofpharmacologicalmedications,in
20combinationwithcounselingandbehavioraltherapies,toprovideawhole-patientapproachto
21thetreatmentofsubstanceusedisorders;
22 (8)"Mentalhealthcourt",acourtfocusedonaddressingthementalhealth
23disorderorco-occurringdisorderofdefendantschargedwithacriminaloffense;
24 (9)"Mentalhealthdisorder",anyorganic,mental,oremotionalimpairmentthathas
25substantialadverseeffectsonaperson'scognitive,volitional,oremotionalfunctionandthat
26constitutesasubstantialimpairmentinaperson'sabilitytoparticipateinactivitiesofnormal
27living;
28 [(9)](10)"Riskandneedsassessment",anactuarialtool,approvedbythetreatment
29courtscoordinatingcommissionandvalidatedonatargetedpopulationofdrug-involvedadult
30offenders,scientificallyproventodetermineaperson'srisktorecidivateandtoidentify
31criminalriskfactorsthat,whenproperlyaddressed,canreducethatperson'slikelihoodof
32committingfuturecriminalbehavior;
33 [(10)] (11)"Substanceusedisorder",therecurrentuseofalcoholordrugsthatcauses
34clinicallysignificantimpairment,includinghealthproblems,disability,andfailuretomeet
35majorresponsibilitiesatwork,school,orhome;
36 [(11)](12)"Treatmentcourtcommissioner",apersonappointedbyamajorityofthe
37circuitandassociatecircuitjudgesinacircuittopresideasthejudicialofficerinthetreatment
38courtdivision;
39 [(12)] (13)"Treatmentcourtdivision",aspecialized,nonadversarialcourtdivision
40withjurisdictionovercasesinvolvingsubstance-involvedoffendersandmakingextensiveuse
41ofcomprehensivesupervision,drugoralcoholtesting,andtreatmentservices.Treatment
42courtdivisionsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowingspecializedcourts:adult
43treatmentcourt,DWIcourt,familytreatmentcourt,juveniletreatmentcourt,mentalhealth
44court,veteranstreatmentcourt,oranycombinationthereof;
45 [(13)] (14)"Treatmentcourtteam",thefollowingmemberswhoareassignedtothe
46treatmentcourt:thejudgeortreatmentcourtcommissioner,treatmentcourtadministratoror
47coordinator,prosecutor,publicdefenderormemberofthecriminaldefensebar,a
48representativefromthedivisionofprobationandparole,arepresentativefromlaw
49enforcement,substanceuseormentalhealthdisordertreatmentproviders,andanyother
50personselectedbythetreatmentcourtteam;
51 [(14)] (15)"Veteranstreatmentcourt",atreatmentcourtfocusedonsubstanceuse
52disorders,co-occurringdisorders,ormentalhealthdisordersofdefendantschargedwitha
53criminaloffensewhoaremilitaryveteransorcurrentmilitarypersonnel.
HB227 2 54 2.Atreatmentcourtdivisionshallbeestablished,priortoAugust28,2021,byany
55circuitcourtpursuanttosections478.001to478.009toprovideanalternativeforthejudicial
56systemtodisposeofcaseswhichstemfrom,orareotherwiseimpactedby,asubstanceuseor
57mentalhealthdisorder. Thetreatmentcourtdivisionmayinclude,butnotbelimitedto,
58casesassignedtoanadulttreatmentcourt,DWIcourt,familytreatmentcourt,juvenile
59treatmentcourt,mentalhealthcourt,veteranstreatmentcourt,oranycombinationthereof.
60Atreatmentcourtshallcombinejudicialsupervision,drugoralcoholtesting,andtreatmentof
61participants.Exceptforgoodcausefoundbythecourt,atreatmentcourtmakingareferralfor
62substanceuseormentalhealthdisordertreatment,whensuchprogramwillreceivestateor
63federalfundsinconnectionwithsuchreferral,shallreferthepersononlytoaprogramwhich
64iscertifiedbythedepartmentofmentalhealth,unlessnoappropriatecertifiedtreatment
65programislocatedwithinthesamecountyasthetreatmentcourt.Uponsuccessful
66completionofthetreatmentcourtprogram,thecharges,petition,orpenaltyagainsta
67treatmentcourtparticipantmaybedismissed,reduced,ormodified,unlessotherwisestated.
68Anyfeesreceivedbyacourtfromadefendantaspaymentforsubstanceormentalhealth
69treatmentprogramsshallnotbeconsideredcourtcosts,chargesorfines.
70 3.Anadulttreatmentcourtmaybeestablishedbyanycircuitcourt[undersections
71478.001to478.009] toprovideanalternativeforthejudicialsystemtodisposeofcaseswhich
72stemfromsubstanceuse.
73 4.[Undersections478.001to478.009,] ADWIcourtmaybeestablishedbyany
74circuitcourttoprovideanalternativeforthejudicialsystemtodisposeofcasesthatstem
75fromdrivingwhileintoxicated.
76 5.Afamilytreatmentcourtmaybeestablishedbyanycircuitcourt.Thejuvenile
77divisionofthecircuitcourtorthefamilycourt,ifoneisestablishedundersection487.010,
78mayreferoneormoreparentsorotherhouseholdmemberssubjecttoitsjurisdictiontothe
79familytreatmentcourtifheorshehasbeendeterminedtohaveasubstanceusedisorderor
80co-occurringdisorderthatimpactsthesafetyandwell-beingofthechildreninthefamily.
81 6.Ajuveniletreatmentcourtmaybeestablishedbythejuveniledivisionofany
82circuitcourt.Thejuveniledivisionmayreferajuveniletothejuveniletreatmentcourtifthe
83juvenileisdeterminedtohavecommittedactsthatviolatethecriminallawsofthestateor
84ordinancesofamunicipalityorcountyandasubstanceusedisorderorco-occurringdisorder
85contributedtothecommissionoftheoffense.
86 7.Thegeneralassemblyfindsanddeclaresthatitisthepublicpolicyofthisstateto
87encourageandprovideanalternativemethodforthedisposalofcasesformilitaryveterans
88andcurrentmilitarypersonnelwithsubstanceusedisorders,mentalhealthdisorders,orco-
89occurringdisorders.Inordertoeffectuatethispublicpolicy,aveteranstreatmentcourtmay
90beestablishedbyanycircuitcourt,orcombinationofcircuitcourtsuponagreementofthe
HB227 3 91presidingjudgesofsuchcircuitcourts,toprovideanalternativeforthejudicialsystemto
92disposeofcasesthatstemfromasubstanceusedisorder,mentalhealthdisorder,orco-
93occurringdisorderofmilitaryveteransorcurrentmilitarypersonnel.Aveteranstreatment
94courtshallcombinejudicialsupervision,drugoralcoholtesting,andsubstanceuseand
95mentalhealthdisordertreatmenttoparticipantswhohaveservedorarecurrentlyservingthe
96UnitedStatesArmedForces,includingmembersoftheReservesorNationalGuard,with
97preferencegiventoindividualswhohavecombatservice.Forthepurposesofthissection,
98combatserviceshallbeshownthroughmilitaryservicedocumentationthatreflectsservicein
99acombattheater,receiptofcombatservicemedals,orreceiptofimminentdangerorhostile
100firepayortaxbenefits.Exceptforgoodcausefoundbythecourt,aveteranstreatmentcourt
101shallmakeareferralforsubstanceuseormentalhealthdisordertreatment,oracombination
102ofsubstanceuseandmentalhealthdisordertreatment,throughtheDepartmentofDefense
103healthcare,theVeteransAdministration,oracommunity-basedsubstanceusedisorder
104treatmentprogram.Community-basedprogramsutilizedshallreceivestateorfederalfunds
105inconnectionwithsuchreferralandshallonlyrefertheindividualtoaprogramcertifiedby
106thedepartmentofmentalhealth,unlessnoappropriatecertifiedtreatmentprogramislocated
107withinthesamecircuitastheveteranstreatmentcourt.
108 8.Amentalhealthcourtmaybeestablishedbyanycircuitcourttoprovidean
109alternativeforthejudicialsystemtodisposeofcasesthatstemfromamentalhealth
110disorderorco-occurringdisorder.
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