2008 House Bill 6084

Revise guardian’s mental health authority

Introduced in the House

May 7, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Rick Jones (R-71)

To revise the law that allows a mental health facility to not discharge a voluntary adult patient for three days after the individual states in writing an intention to leave (and prohibits it from holding the person longer), to require that, if the person has a guardian who signed the original application for admission, only the guardian can give the notice of termination of treatment.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy