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FL S0218

FL S0218
Defendants With a Traumatic Brain Injury


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Introduced
09/14/2021
In Committee
09/21/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Redefining the term "intellectual disability" as it relates to defendants who have been found to be incompetent to proceed by adding the terms "significantly deficient in adaptive functioning" and "traumatic brain injury"; requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to assist certain defendants found incompetent to proceed with application to the long-term care managed care program, etc.

AI Summary

This bill redefines the term "intellectual disability" as it relates to defendants who have been found incompetent to proceed, by adding the terms "significantly deficient in adaptive functioning" and "traumatic brain injury." It also requires the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to assist certain defendants found incompetent to proceed due to an intellectual disability caused by a traumatic brain injury with application to the long-term care managed care program. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died in Judiciary (on 03/14/2022)

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