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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 1999 ASSEMBLY BILL 480
November 1, 1999 - Offered by Committee on Children and Families.
AB480-ASA1,1,6 1An Act to amend 51.13 (1) (a), 51.13 (1) (b), 51.13 (1) (c), 51.13 (1) (d), 51.13 (1)
2(e), 51.13 (2) (a), 51.13 (2) (b), 51.13 (2) (d), 51.13 (3) (b), 51.13 (3) (c), 51.13 (4)
3(a) (intro.), 51.13 (4) (c), 51.13 (4) (d), 51.13 (4) (g) (intro.), 51.13 (4) (g) 1., 51.13
4(6) (a), 51.13 (7) (a), 51.13 (7) (b), 51.13 (7) (c), 51.22 (2), 51.35 (3) (a), 51.35 (3)
5(b), 51.35 (3) (g), 51.47 (title), 51.47 (1) and 51.61 (6); and to create 51.48 of the
6statutes; relating to: treatment of minors for alcoholism or drug abuse.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB480-ASA1, s. 1 7Section 1. 51.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,2,68 51.13 (1) (a) Except as provided in s. 51.45 (2m), the application for voluntary
9admission of a minor who is under 14 years of age to an approved inpatient treatment
10facility for the primary purpose of treatment for alcoholism or drug abuse and the
11application for voluntary admission of a minor who is under 14 years of age to an
12approved inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of treatment for

1mental illness or developmental disability
shall be executed by a parent who has
2legal custody of the minor or the minor's guardian. Any statement or conduct by a
3minor under the age of 14 who is the subject of an application for voluntary admission
4under this paragraph
indicating that the minor does not agree to admission to the
5facility shall be noted on the face of the application and shall be noted in the petition
6required by sub. (4).
AB480-ASA1, s. 2 7Section 2. 51.13 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,2,128 51.13 (1) (b) The application for voluntary admission of a minor who is 14 years
9of age or over to an approved inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of
10treatment for mental illness or developmental disability
shall be executed by the
11minor and a parent who has legal custody of the minor or the minor's guardian,
12except as provided in par. (c).
AB480-ASA1, s. 3 13Section 3. 51.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,3,314 51.13 (1) (c) If a minor 14 years of age or older wishes to be admitted to an
15approved inpatient treatment facility but a parent with legal custody or the guardian
16refuses to execute the application for admission or cannot be found, or if there is no
17parent with legal custody, the minor or a person acting on the minor's behalf may
18petition the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 in the
19county of residence of the parent or guardian for approval of the admission. A copy
20of the petition and a notice of hearing shall be served upon the parent or guardian
21at his or her last-known address. If, after a hearing, the court determines that the
22parent or guardian's consent is of the parent or guardian is being unreasonably
23withheld or, that the parent or guardian cannot be found or that there is no parent
24with legal custody, and that the admission is proper under the standards prescribed
25in sub. (4) (d), it the court shall approve the minor's admission without the parent

1or guardian's
consent of the parent or guardian. The court may, at the minor's
2request, temporarily approve the admission pending a hearing on the petition. If a
3hearing is held under this subsection, no review or hearing under sub. (4) is required.
AB480-ASA1, s. 4 4Section 4. 51.13 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,3,115 51.13 (1) (d) A minor against whom a petition or statement has been filed under
6s. 51.15, 51.20 or 51.45 (12) or (13) may be admitted under this section. The court
7may permit the minor to become a voluntary patient pursuant to under this section
8upon approval by the court of an application executed pursuant to under par. (a), (b)
9or (c), and the judge. The court shall then dismiss the proceedings under s. 51.15,
1051.20 or 51.45 (12) or (13). If a hearing is held under this subsection, no hearing
11under sub. (4) is required.
AB480-ASA1, s. 5 12Section 5. 51.13 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,4,213 51.13 (1) (e) A minor may be admitted immediately upon the approval of the
14application executed under par. (a) or (b) by the treatment director of the facility or
15his or her designee or, in the case of a center for the developmentally disabled, the
16director of the center or his or her designee, and the director of the appropriate county
17department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 if such the county department is to be
18responsible for the cost of the minor's therapy and treatment. Approval shall be
19based upon an informed professional opinion that the minor is in need of psychiatric
20services or services for developmental disability, alcoholism or drug abuse, that the
21treatment facility offers inpatient therapy or treatment which is appropriate for the
22minor's needs and that inpatient care in the facility is the least restrictive therapy
23or treatment consistent with the minor's needs. In the case of a minor who is being
24admitted for the primary purpose of treatment for alcoholism or drug abuse, if the
25minor agrees to participate in an alcohol or other drug abuse assessment that

1conforms to the criteria specified in s. 938.547 (4), approval shall also be based on the
2results of the assessment.
AB480-ASA1, s. 6 3Section 6. 51.13 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,4,174 51.13 (2) (a) A minor may be admitted to an inpatient treatment facility
5without complying with the requirements of this section if the admission does not
6involve the department or a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437, or a contract
7between a treatment facility and the department or between a treatment facility and
8a county department. The application for voluntary admission of a minor to an
9inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of treatment for alcoholism or
10drug abuse and the application for voluntary admission of a minor who is under 14
11years of age to an inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of treatment
12for mental illness or developmental disability shall be executed by a parent who has
13legal custody of the minor or the minor's guardian.
The application for voluntary
14admission of a minor who is 14 years of age or over to an inpatient treatment facility
15for the primary purpose of treatment for mental illness or developmental disability

16shall be executed by the minor and a parent who has legal custody of the minor or
17the minor's guardian.
AB480-ASA1, s. 7 18Section 7. 51.13 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,5,219 51.13 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), any minor who is 14 years of age or older
20who is admitted to an inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of
21treatment of mental illness, or developmental disability, alcoholism or drug abuse
22has the right to be discharged within 48 hours of after his or her request, as provided
23in sub. (7) (b). At the time of admission, any minor who is 14 years of age or older and
24who is admitted for the primary purpose of treatment for mental illness or
25developmental disability
shall be informed of this right orally and in writing by the

1director of the hospital or such person's designee. This paragraph does not apply to
2individuals who receive services in hospital emergency rooms.
AB480-ASA1, s. 8 3Section 8. 51.13 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,5,84 51.13 (2) (d) Writing materials for use in requesting a discharge shall be made
5available at all times to all minors who are 14 years of age or older and who are
6admitted under this subsection for the primary purpose of treatment for mental
7illness or developmental disability
. The staff of the facility shall assist such minors
8in preparing or submitting requests for discharge.
AB480-ASA1, s. 9 9Section 9. 51.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,5,1810 51.13 (3) (b) A minor 14 years of age or older who has been admitted to an
11inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of treatment for mental illness
12or developmental disability
and his or her parent or guardian shall also be informed
13by the director or his or her designee, both orally and in writing, in easily
14understandable language, of the minor's right to request discharge and to be
15discharged within 48 hours of the request if no petition or statement is filed for
16emergency detention, emergency commitment, involuntary commitment or
17protective placement, and the minor's right to consent to or refuse treatment as
18provided in s. 51.61 (6).
AB480-ASA1, s. 10 19Section 10. 51.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,6,220 51.13 (3) (c) A minor who has been admitted to an inpatient facility for the
21primary purpose of treatment for alcoholism or drug abuse, a minor
under 14 years
22of age who has been admitted to an inpatient treatment facility for the primary
23purpose of treatment for mental illness or developmental disability
and his or her the
24parent or guardian of such a minor shall also be informed by the director or his or
25her designee, both orally and in writing, in easily understandable language, of the

1minor's right to a hearing to determine continued appropriateness of the admission
2as provided in sub. (7).
AB480-ASA1, s. 11 3Section 11. 51.13 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,6,114 51.13 (4) (a) (intro.) Within 3 days of after the admission of a minor under sub.
5(1), or within 3 days of after application for admission of the minor, whichever occurs
6first, the treatment director of the facility to which the minor is admitted or, in the
7case of a center for the developmentally disabled, the director of the center, shall file
8a verified petition for review of the admission in the court assigned to exercise
9jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 in the county in which the facility is located. A
10copy of the application for admission and of any relevant professional evaluations
11shall be attached to the petition. The petition shall contain all of the following:
AB480-ASA1, s. 12 12Section 12. 51.13 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,6,1413 51.13 (4) (c) A copy of the petition shall be provided by the petitioner to the
14minor and his or her parents or guardian within 5 days of after admission.
AB480-ASA1, s. 13 15Section 13. 51.13 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,7,1516 51.13 (4) (d) Within 5 days of after the filing of the petition, the court assigned
17to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 shall determine, based on the
18allegations of the petition and accompanying documents, whether the admission is
19voluntary on the part of the minor if the minor is 14 years of age or older and
whether
20there is a prima facie showing that the minor is in need of psychiatric services, or
21services for developmental disability, alcoholism or drug abuse, that the treatment
22facility offers inpatient therapy or treatment which is appropriate to the minor's
23needs, and that inpatient care in the treatment facility is the least restrictive therapy
24or treatment consistent with the needs of the minor and, if the minor is 14 years of
25age or older and has been admitted to the treatment facility for the primary purpose

1of treatment for mental illness or developmental disability, whether the admission
2is voluntary on the part of the minor
. If such a showing is made, the court shall
3permit voluntary admission. If the court is unable to make such those
4determinations based on the petition and accompanying documents, it shall the
5court may
dismiss the petition as provided in par. (h); or order additional information
6to be produced as it deems necessary for the court to make such review, and make
7such
those determinations within 14 days of after admission or application for
8admission, whichever is sooner; or it may hold a hearing within 14 days of after
9admission or application for admission, whichever is sooner. If a notation of the
10minor's unwillingness appears on the face of the petition, or if a hearing has been
11requested by the minor, the minor's counsel, parent or guardian, the court shall hold
12a hearing to review the admission within 14 days of after admission or application
13for admission, whichever is sooner, and shall appoint counsel to represent the minor
14if the minor is unrepresented. If the court deems considers it necessary, it the court
15shall also appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the minor.
AB480-ASA1, s. 14 16Section 14. 51.13 (4) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,8,717 51.13 (4) (g) (intro.) If the court finds that the minor is in need of psychiatric
18services or services for developmental disability, alcoholism or drug abuse in an
19inpatient facility, and that the inpatient facility to which the minor is admitted offers
20therapy or treatment that is appropriate for the minor's needs and that is the least
21restrictive therapy or treatment consistent with the minor's needs and, in the case
22of a minor aged 14 or older who is being admitted for the primary purpose of
23treatment for mental illness or developmental disability
, the application is voluntary
24on the part of the minor, the court shall permit voluntary admission. If the court finds
25that the therapy or treatment in the inpatient facility to which the minor is admitted

1is not appropriate or is not the least restrictive therapy or treatment consistent with
2the minor's needs, the court may order placement in or transfer to another more
3appropriate or less restrictive inpatient facility, except that the court may not permit
4or order placement in or transfer to the northern or southern centers for the
5developmentally disabled of a minor unless the department gives approval for the
6placement or transfer, and if the order of the court is approved by all of the following
7if applicable:
AB480-ASA1, s. 15 8Section 15. 51.13 (4) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,8,109 51.13 (4) (g) 1. The minor if he or she is aged 14 or older and is being admitted
10for the primary purpose of treatment for mental illness or developmental disability
.
AB480-ASA1, s. 16 11Section 16. 51.13 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,8,2012 51.13 (6) (a) A minor may be admitted to an inpatient treatment facility
13without review of the application under sub. (4) for diagnosis and evaluation or for
14dental, medical or psychiatric services for a period not to exceed 12 days. The
15application for short-term admission of a minor shall be executed by the minor's
16parent or guardian, and by the minor if he or she, if the minor is 14 years of age or
17older and is being admitted for the primary purpose of diagnosis, evaluation or
18services for mental illness or developmental disability, by the minor
. A minor may
19not be readmitted to an inpatient treatment facility for psychiatric services under
20this paragraph within 120 days of a previous admission under this paragraph.
AB480-ASA1, s. 17 21Section 17. 51.13 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,9,822 51.13 (7) (a) If a minor is admitted to an inpatient treatment facility while
23under 14 years of age, and if upon reaching age 14 is in need of further inpatient care
24and treatment primarily for mental illness or developmental disability, the director
25of the facility shall request the minor and the minor's parent or guardian to execute

1an application for voluntary admission. Such an application may be executed within
230 days prior to a minor's 14th birthday. If the application is executed, a petition for
3review shall be filed in the manner prescribed in sub. (4), unless such a review has
4been held within the last 120 days. If the application is not executed by the time of
5the minor's 14th birthday, the minor shall be discharged unless a petition or
6statement is filed for emergency detention, emergency commitment, involuntary
7commitment or protective placement by the end of the next day in which the court
8transacts business.
AB480-ASA1, s. 18 9Section 18. 51.13 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,9,1710 51.13 (7) (b) Any minor 14 years of age or over voluntarily admitted under this
11section for the primary purpose of treatment for mental illness or developmental
12disability
may request discharge in writing. Upon receipt of any form of written
13request for discharge, the director of the facility in which the minor is admitted shall
14immediately notify the minor's parent or guardian. The minor shall be discharged
15within 48 hours after submission of the request, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and
16legal holidays, unless a petition or statement is filed for emergency detention,
17emergency commitment, involuntary commitment or protective placement.
AB480-ASA1, s. 19 18Section 19. 51.13 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,9,2519 51.13 (7) (c) Any minor who is voluntarily admitted under this section for the
20primary purpose of treatment for alcoholism or drug abuse and any minor
under 14
21years of age who is voluntarily admitted under this section for the primary purpose
22of treatment for mental illness or developmental disability
may submit a written
23request to the court for a hearing to determine the continued appropriateness of the
24admission. If the director or staff of the inpatient treatment facility to which a minor
25who is voluntarily admitted under this section for the primary purpose of treatment

1for alcoholism or drug abuse or a minor
under the age of 14 is admitted who is
2voluntarily admitted under this section for the primary purpose of treatment for
3mental illness or developmental disability
observes conduct by the minor which
4demonstrates an unwillingness to remain at the facility, including but not limited to
5a written expression of opinion or unauthorized absence, the director shall file a
6written request with the court to determine the continued appropriateness of the
7admission. A request which is made personally by a minor under this paragraph
8shall be signed by the minor but need not be written or composed by him or her. A
9request for a hearing under this paragraph which is received by staff or the director
10of the facility in which the child is admitted shall be filed with the court by the
11director. The court shall order a hearing upon request if no hearing concerning the
12minor's admission has been held within 120 days of receipt of the request. The court
13shall appoint counsel and, if the court deems it necessary, a guardian ad litem to
14represent the minor and if a hearing is held shall hold the hearing within 14 days
15of the request, unless the parties agree to a longer period. After the hearing, the court
16shall make disposition of the matter in the manner provided in sub. (4).
AB480-ASA1, s. 20 17Section 20. 51.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,10,2418 51.22 (2) Voluntary Except as provided in s. 51.13 (2), voluntary admissions
19under ss. 51.10, 51.13 and 51.45 (10) shall be through the county department under
20s. 51.42 or 51.437 serving the person's county of residence, or through the
21department if the person to be admitted is a nonresident of this state. Admissions
22through a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 shall be made in accordance
23with s. 51.42 (3) (as) 1. or 51.437 (4rm) (a). Admissions through the department shall
24be made in accordance with sub. (3).
AB480-ASA1, s. 21 25Section 21. 51.35 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,11,24
151.35 (3) (a) A licensed psychologist of a juvenile correctional facility or a
2secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or a licensed physician
3of the department of corrections, who has reason to believe that any individual
4confined in the facility or institution is, in his or her opinion, in need of services for
5developmental disability, alcoholism or drug dependency or in need of psychiatric
6services, and who has obtained voluntary consent to make a transfer for treatment,
7shall make a report, in writing, to the superintendent of the facility or institution,
8stating the nature and basis of the belief and verifying the consent. In the case of
9a minor age 14 and over who is in need of services for developmental disability or who
10is in need of psychiatric services
, the minor and the minor's parent or guardian shall
11consent unless the minor is admitted under s. 51.13 (1) (c); and. In the case of a minor
12who is in need of services for alcoholism or drug dependency or a minor under the age
13of 14 who is in need of services for developmental disability or who is in need of
14psychiatric services
, only the minor's parent or guardian need consent. The
15superintendent shall inform, orally and in writing, the minor and the minor's parent
16or guardian, that transfer is being considered and shall inform them of the basis for
17the request and their rights as provided in s. 51.13 (3). If the department of
18corrections, upon review of a request for transfer, determines that transfer is
19appropriate, that department shall immediately notify the department of health and
20family services and, if the department of health and family services consents, the
21department of corrections may immediately transfer the individual. The
22department of corrections shall file a petition under s. 51.13 (4) (a) in the court
23assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 of the county where the
24treatment facility is located.
AB480-ASA1, s. 22 25Section 22. 51.35 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,12,19
151.35 (3) (b) The court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938
2shall determine, based on the allegations of the petition and accompanying
3documents, whether the transfer is voluntary on the part of the minor if he or she is
4aged 14 or over, and
whether the transfer of the minor to an inpatient facility is
5appropriate and consistent with the needs of the minor. In the event that and, if the
6minor is 14 years of age or over and is being transferred for the purpose of receiving
7services for developmental disability or psychiatric services, whether the transfer is
8voluntary on the part of the minor. If
the court is unable to make such those
9determinations based on the petition and accompanying documents, it shall the
10court may
order additional information to be produced as it deems necessary to make
11such review, and make such those determinations within 14 days of after admission,
12or it the court may hold a hearing within 14 days of after admission. If a notation
13of the minor's unwillingness appears on the face of the petition, or that if a hearing
14has been requested by the minor, the minor's counsel, guardian ad litem, parent or
15guardian, the court shall hold a hearing and appoint counsel or a guardian ad litem
16for the minor as provided in s. 51.13 (4) (d). At the conclusion of the hearing, the court
17shall approve or disapprove the request for transfer. If the minor is under the
18continuing jurisdiction of the court of another county, the court may order the case
19transferred together with all appropriate records to that court.
AB480-ASA1, s. 23 20Section 23. 51.35 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,13,1121 51.35 (3) (g) A minor 14 years of age or older who is transferred to a treatment
22facility under par. (a) for the purpose of receiving services for developmental
23disability or psychiatric services
may request in writing a return to the juvenile
24correctional facility or secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g).
25In the case of a minor who is transferred to a treatment facility under par. (a) for the

1purpose of receiving services for alcoholism or drug dependency or a minor
under 14
2years of age who is transferred to a treatment facility under par. (a) for the purpose
3of receiving services for developmental disability or psychiatric services
, the parent
4or guardian may make the request. Upon receipt of a request for return from a minor
514 years of age or over who is transferred to a treatment facility under par. (a) for the
6purpose of receiving services for developmental disability or psychiatric services
, the
7director shall immediately notify the minor's parent or guardian. The minor shall
8be returned to the juvenile correctional facility or secured child caring institution
9within 48 hours after submission of the request unless a petition or statement is filed
10for emergency detention, emergency commitment, involuntary commitment or
11protective placement.
AB480-ASA1, s. 24 12Section 24. 51.47 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,13,14 1351.47 (title) Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment for minors
14without parental consent.
AB480-ASA1, s. 25 15Section 25. 51.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,13,2516 51.47 (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), any physician or health care
17facility licensed, approved or certified by the state for the provision of health services
18may render preventive, diagnostic, assessment, evaluation or treatment services for
19the abuse of alcohol or other drugs to a minor 12 years of age or over without
20obtaining the consent of or notifying the minor's parent or guardian. Unless consent
21of the minor's parent or guardian is required under sub. (2), the physician or health
22care facility shall obtain the minor's consent prior to billing a 3rd party for services
23under this section. If the minor does not consent, the minor shall be solely
24responsible for paying for the services, which the department shall bill to the minor
25under s. 46.03 (18) (b).
AB480-ASA1, s. 26
1Section 26. 51.48 of the statutes is created to read:
AB480-ASA1,14,13 251.48 Alcohol or other drug abuse treatment for minors with parental
3consent.
A parent or guardian of a minor may consent to have the minor assessed
4by an approved treatment facility for the minor's abuse of alcohol or other drugs. If,
5based on the assessment, the approved treatment facility determines that the minor
6is in need of treatment for the abuse of alcohol or other drugs, the approved treatment
7facility shall recommend a plan of treatment that is appropriate for the minor's needs
8and that provides for the least restrictive form of treatment consistent with the
9minor's needs. That treatment may consist of outpatient treatment, day treatment
10or, if the minor is admitted in accordance with s. 51.13, inpatient treatment. The
11parent or guardian of the minor may consent to the treatment recommended under
12this section. The consent of the minor to assessment or treatment under this section
13is not required.
AB480-ASA1, s. 27 14Section 27. 51.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB480-ASA1,15,1015 51.61 (6) Subject to the rights of patients provided under this chapter, the
16department, county departments under s. 51.42 or 51.437 and any agency providing
17services under an agreement with the department or those county departments have
18the right to use customary and usual treatment techniques and procedures in a
19reasonable and appropriate manner in the treatment of patients who are receiving
20services under the mental health system, for the purpose of ameliorating the
21conditions for which the patients were admitted to the system. The written,
22informed consent of any patient shall first be obtained, unless the person has been
23found not competent to refuse medication and treatment under s. 51.61 (1) (g) or the
24person is a minor who is receiving services for alcoholism or drug abuse or a minor
25under 14 years of age who is receiving services for mental illness or developmental

1disability
. In the case of a minor, the written, informed consent of the parent or
2guardian is required. Except, except as provided under an order issued under s.
351.13 (1) (c) or 51.14 (3) (h) or (4) (g), if. If the minor is 14 years of age or older and
4is receiving services for mental illness or developmental disability
, the written,
5informed consent of the minor and the minor's parent or guardian is required. A
6refusal of either a minor 14 years of age or older or the minor's parent or guardian
7to provide written, informed consent for admission to an approved inpatient
8treatment facility is reviewable under s. 51.13 (1) (c) and a refusal of either a minor
914 years of age or older or the minor's parent or guardian to provide written, informed
10consent for
outpatient mental health treatment is reviewable under s. 51.14.
AB480-ASA1, s. 28 11Section 28. Initial applicability.
AB480-ASA1,15,1612 (1) This act first applies to individuals who are receiving treatment in an
13approved inpatient treatment facility, or who are receiving outpatient mental health
14treatment, on the effective date of this subsection regardless of whether admission
15to the inpatient facility or outpatient program occurred or was sought prior to the
16effective date of this subsection.
AB480-ASA1, s. 29 17Section 29. Effective date.
AB480-ASA1,15,1918 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after
19publication.
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