Pennsylvania Senate Bill 599 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-13 - Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Pending: Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, in general provisions, further providing for scope of act, providing for definitions and further providing for individualized treatment plan; in involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons subject, for persons for whom application may be made, and for additional periods of court-ordered involuntary treatment; and adding provisions relating to assisted outpatient treatment.

In general provisions, further providing for scope of act, providing for definitions and further providing for individualized treatment plan; in involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons subject, for persons for whom application may be made, and for additional periods of court-ordered involuntary treatment; and adding provisions relating to assisted outpatient treatment.

Sen. Stewart Greenleaf [R]	Sen. Mario Scavello [R]	Sen. Judy Schwank [D]	Sen. Randy Vulakovich [R]
Sen. Lawrence Farnese [D]	Sen. John Yudichak [R]	Sen. Wayne Fontana [D]	Sen. Jay Costa [D]
Sen. Lisa Boscola [D]	Sen. Patrick Browne [R]	Sen. Robert Mensch [R]	Sen. Guy Reschenthaler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-13	Senate	Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=599
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0599&pn=0676