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Senate advances involuntary-commitment overhaul after extended debate
Summary
The Utah Senate moved a substitute version of Senate Bill 27 — labeled the 'Susan Gollin Voluntary Commitment Amendments' — forward to third reading after lengthy debate over narrowing definitions, shifting standards from 'immediate danger' to 'substantial danger,' and adding family participation and advanced directives.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 14 advanced a substitute version of Senate Bill 27, a package of changes to the state's involuntary-commitment laws, after more than an hour of debate and a roll-call that sent the measure to the third-reading calendar.
Senator Blackham, sponsor of the substitute, said the bill replaces the "immediate danger" standard with a "substantial danger" standard, shortens certain confinement deadlines from court days to calendar days, requires consideration of relevant historical information, authorizes family participation when the patient agrees, and creates a procedure for advanced…
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