SB 1124 Summary

• Requires licensed psychiatrists or advanced practice registered nurses with psychiatric specialization to examine patients prior to discharge from psychiatric facilities to determine whether an assisted community treatment plan is indicated.

• Amends the definition of "dangerous to self" to include inability to obtain essential medical care, including treatment for mental illness, without supervision and assistance.

• Streamlines the criteria for assisted community treatment from seven conditions to four, focusing on mental illness, need for treatment to prevent deterioration, history of non-adherence to treatment, and whether assisted community treatment is medically appropriate.

• Permits petitions for assisted community treatment from any interested party and clarifies that petitions need not be sworn before a notary public, only executed subject to penalties of perjury.

• Takes effect July 1, 2019.