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Bill Title: Mental health care of released inmates. Provides that the department of correction shall: (1) assist a committed offender with a mental illness in scheduling a visit with a physician or psychiatrist for evaluation not later than 30 days after the offender's expected release date or discharge date, whichever is applicable; and (2) provide an offender with a sufficient supply of the drug or medication being prescribed for the offender by the offender's mental health treatment provider at the time of the offender's release or discharge for use until the offender can be initially evaluated by a physician or psychiatrist after release or discharge.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-04 - Representative Hamilton added as coauthor [HB1028 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2019-HB1028-Introduced.pdf

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