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Committee advances bill to expand who can perform court-ordered mental health exams and require 7-day timeline
Summary
The House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee passed Senate File 23 to allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to conduct court-ordered outpatient mental health examinations and to require those exams within seven days of court notice; the Department of Health urged caution because involuntary commitment decisions affect civil rights.
Senate File 23, which would expand who may perform court-ordered outpatient examinations and set a seven-day timeline for completing those exams, passed the House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee after sponsor Senator Schueller and state health officials answered members’ questions.
Senator Schueller (Senate District 15) told the committee the bill is intended to speed access to evaluations in communities that lack psychiatrists or licensed psychologists: "The timeliness of getting that examination done in 7 days is really the the big deal of this bill." She said the change would add licensed physician assistants and advanced practice…
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