MA H1741

Bill

Establishing court ordered mental health assisted outpatient treatment

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to establishing court ordered mental health assisted outpatient treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a comprehensive program of court-ordered mental health assisted outpatient treatment in Massachusetts. The Department of Mental Health, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health, will create criteria to identify at-risk individuals who may require court-ordered outpatient treatment, and develop plans for mandatory outpatient treatment, including case management and other necessary services, for those individuals. The goal is to increase the availability of mental health and other services to enhance community participation and improve the engagement, quality of life, and satisfaction level of at-risk service recipients.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Colleen Garry (D), Susan Gifford (R), Stephen Hay (D), Joe McKenna (R), Matt Muratore (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4450 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1741

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1741
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1741.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H158	Relative to ensuring the safety of residents of facilities under the authority of the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Developmental Services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4495	Similar To
H1705	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1719	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied S1153	Similar To
H1751	Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H4450	Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery	Reported, in part, by H1745	Replaced by
H908	Requiring mental health parity for disability policies	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H980	To improve child and adolescent mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1135	To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2276	Relative to expungement from central registry	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To
S550	Relative to mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H158

Relative to ensuring the safety of residents of facilities under the authority of the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Developmental Services

Accompanied a new draft, see H4495

Similar To

H1705

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1719

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied S1153

Similar To

H1751

Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H4450

Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Reported, in part, by H1745

Replaced by

H908

Requiring mental health parity for disability policies

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H980

To improve child and adolescent mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1135

To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2276

Relative to expungement from central registry

Accompanied a study order, see S2532

Similar To

S550

Relative to mental health providers

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S656

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S731

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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