Provides factors that the designated mental health professional and the courts should consider when determining whether a person should be detained under the Involuntary Treatment Act. The factors include both information and symptoms, and takes effect January 1, 2012.
Allows designated mental health professionals and the courts, when making a determination for detainment under the Involuntary Treatment Act, to consider information provided by credible witnesses, who include family members or others who have had significant contact with the individual or who are familiar with the individual's history. The designated mental health provider must provide the witness's contact information to the prosecutor where the designated mental health provider has relied upon information from that witness, and takes effect January 1, 2012.
Requires the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, in collaboration with the Department of Social and Health Services and others, to search for a validated mental health assessment tool or combination of tools for the assessment of persons for detention, commitment, or revocation under the Involuntary Treatment Act.
Requires notice to a designated mental health professional when a person is discharged from an evaluation and treatment facility or state hospital.
Requires the court to determine whether a defendant has the means to pay legal financial obligations where the defendant suffers from a mental health condition. The defendant would still be required to pay restitution and the victim's penalty assessment.
Contains a null and void clause where specific funding is not provided for specific sections of the act.
From the Second Substitute House Bill Report (2SHB 3076), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗