Sub. H.B. No. 439 Summary

• Amends the definition of "mentally ill person subject to court order" to add a new criterion (division B(6)) for individuals unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision, based on clinical determination and history of treatment non-compliance.

• Requires individuals transporting persons believed to meet the new criterion to provide additional relevant information about the person's mental health history, including information from family members, prior service providers, or the person themselves.

• Allows general hospitals to admit and provide care to persons taken into custody under emergency provisions, with transfer to a licensed psychiatric hospital required within 24 hours (or extended periods if the person is medically unstable or no accepting hospital is available).

• Establishes that individuals meeting only the new criterion (B)(6) are not subject to involuntary hospitalization, limiting its application.

• Adds clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse practitioners with psychiatric-mental health certification to the list of professionals authorized to take persons into custody for emergency evaluation.