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Committee opens public testimony on SB 44, debates transparency and limits on restraints and medications for youth
Summary
Public testimony and senators’ questions focused on proposed reporting, parent notification, restraint use and medication practices in psychiatric hospitals for minors; sponsor Matt Klayman said he will file a committee substitute with language changes and the committee set a deadline for amendments.
The Senate Health & Social Services Committee opened public testimony on Senate Bill 44 on Jan. 30 and discussed proposed changes to reporting, parental notification and oversight for psychiatric care of minors.
Kathleen Wedemeyer of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights testified in support of the bill’s goals to "reduce the risk of abuse, strengthen family connections and improve the transparency of Alaska psychiatric hospitals," and urged additional limits on the use of psychiatric drugs for minors and expanded medical screening for undiagnosed conditions before psychiatric diagnoses and…
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