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This bill expands a pilot program for the involuntary commitment process to include Hampshire, Morgan, and Wood counties, in addition to the previously designated Cabell, Berkeley, and Ohio counties. The involuntary commitment process, governed by West Virginia Code §27-5-1 et seq., allows for individuals to be committed to a mental health facility if they are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, or gravely disabled, and require treatment. This expansion allows the Supreme Court of Appeals, mental health facilities, law enforcement, and state departments like Human Services and Health Facilities to participate in these pilot projects. The bill also reiterates that alternative transportation providers, which are entities that can transport individuals for commitment proceedings, cannot be used until specific standards for their role, scope, regulation, and training are developed and implemented, as outlined in subsection (a) of the bill.

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