Bill Text: CT SB00262 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring Notice By Psychiatrists Concerning Patients That May Pose A Threat To Themselves Or Others.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-01 - Public Hearing 03/08 [SB00262 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00262-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 262 |
||||
January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1330 | ||||
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
|||||
Introduced by: |
|||||
SEN. FRANTZ, 36th Dist. |
|||||
AN ACT REQUIRING NOTICE BY PSYCHIATRISTS CONCERNING PATIENTS THAT MAY POSE A THREAT TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 319i of the general statutes be amended to require psychiatrists to notify public safety authorities when a patient is believed to be a threat to himself or herself or to other persons.
Statement of Purpose:
To require psychiatric professionals to provide notice to authorities when a patient is a threat to himself or herself or to other persons.