HB2347 SFAT Stuart #1 4-10

Curia  7892

Senator Stuart moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2347— A BILL to amend and reenact §27-5-2 and §27-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to involuntary custody and involuntary hospitalization; providing additional grounds for application for involuntary hospitalization; modifying evidentiary standards for imposing civil liability on mental health professionals rendering services in mental hygiene cases; requiring individual to agree to voluntary treatment before being removed from involuntary hospitalization prior to probable cause hearing; providing additional grounds for satisfaction of probable cause and involuntary hospitalization standards in mental hygiene proceedings; providing name of amendments; permitting hospitalization of individuals with substance use disorder under certain circumstances; providing prohibition on consideration of refusal of substance abuse services when considering individual’s judgment; providing for dismissal of involuntary hospitalization proceedings under certain circumstances; setting forth additional required findings by the chief medical officer; providing for restoration of firearm possession rights under certain circumstances; and providing for removal of individual from mental health registry under certain circumstances.

Adopted

Rejected