Article archive / June 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 6. Source pages: 6.
Passes House 91 to 0 Measure to Increase Court- Ordered Outpatient MH Passes
A bill that would increase the maximum period of initial treatment from six months to one year in court-ordered outpatient treatment has passed a House vote, 91 to 0. The current law provides that if a patient has been ordered to receive outpatient treatment for four consecutive 180- day periods, the period of any subsequent order may exceed 180 days but shall not exceed one year. The new law, if approved, would increase the time to two years.
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