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Committee discusses 24‑ vs. 72‑hour emergency evaluation window; directs staff to draft 'as medically necessary up to 72 hours' language
Summary
Committee members debated whether the statute triggering civil‑commitment evaluation clocks should be 24 or 72 hours and directed staff to draft an amendment stating detention for evaluation may be conducted "as medically necessary, up to 72 hours."
The Senate Human Services Committee discussed proposed language for emergency detention and evaluation timelines under the civil‑commitment process, including whether the statutory evaluation window should be 24 hours or 72 hours. Department of Health and Human Services staff and clinical consultants participated in the discussion and the committee directed legislative staff to draft an amendment establishing the period as "as medically necessary, up to 72 hours."
Why it matters: The statute sets the timeframe…
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