ESSB 5480 -
By Committee on Judiciary
ADOPTED 04/16/2013
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 2011 2nd sp.s. c 6 s 1 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
Sections 2 and 3 of this act take effect July 1, ((2015)) 2014.
Sec. 2 2011 2nd sp.s. c 6 s 3 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
Section 2 of this act expires July 1, ((2015)) 2014."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Deletes the requirement that the Department consult with
stakeholders to ensure moneys appropriated for the purposes of the act
are used to increase involuntary commitment capacity consistent with a
two-part WSIPP study.
Deletes sections 4-6 (which are the same as SSB 5456); these sections
include:
(1) The requirement that DMHPs give serious consideration to
opinions of examining physicians, the provision allowing physicians to
submit declarations stating the physician's views as to why detention
is appropriate if the DMHP does not recommend detention, and the
requirement that the DMHP provide a written response detailing reasons
for the decision;
(2) The requirement that a DMHP who conducts an evaluation for an
emergency detention under the ITA must also evaluate the person for
detention under the nonemergency standard; and
(3) Statements that the fact that a mental disorder is caused by an
underlying medical condition is not reason to deny detention, and the
fact of detention does not give the right to provide medical treatment
against the person's will except as specifically authorized.