court ordered treatment
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Requires the court to grant the Department of Public Safety (DPS) access to certain information regarding a person determined to be a danger to self or others as a result of mental disorder.
Current law maintains that all information and records obtained in the course of evaluation, examination or treatment through mental health services shall be kept confidential and are not to be public record. Records and information may be disclosed only to certain individuals, including physicians and mental health care providers who are involved in the care, treatment or rehabilitation of the patient. The law also allows governmental or law enforcement agencies to obtain records if necessary to secure the return of a patient who is on an unauthorized absence from an agency where the patient was undergoing evaluation or treatment. Aside from this instance, DPS is not allowed access to mental health records or information. SB 1173 grants DPS access to limited information regarding a person who has been found to be a danger to self or others as a result of mental disorder if the court enters an order for treatment.
· Allows limited information to be disclosed by the court to the Department of Public Safety.
· Permits the court, in instances where a person has been found to be a danger to self or others as a result of mental disorder and the court has entered an order for treatment, to grant DPS access to the following information about the person:
Ø Name.
Ø Date of birth.
Ø Social security number.
Ø Date of commitment.
Ø Date of termination of treatment, if applicable.
· Makes technical changes.
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45th Legislature
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Second Regular Session 2 May
9, 2002
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