Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a voluntary recipient admitted to a mental health facility who gives a written notice to the treatment staff that the recipient wishes to be discharged from the facility may be involuntarily held at the facility if within 5 days after giving the notice, a copy of the notice and a petition and the 2 certificates executed by a physician, qualified examiner, psychiatrist, advanced practice psychiatric nurse, or clinical psychologist which states that the recipient is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis and requires immediate hospitalization are filed with the court (rather than only the petition and 2 certificates).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-16 - Passed Both Houses [HB4498 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Yolanda Morris [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Suzanne Ness [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Steve Stadelman [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-034	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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