HB249 Alabama 2019 Session

Existing law provides for the involuntary commitment of mentally ill persons to outpatient treatment, but does not provide a mechanism for recommitment of patients who are in need of further care after the expiration of the initial outpatient commitment order

This bill would provide that a probate court, after a hearing, may enter a renewal order for involuntary commitment of mentally ill persons to a mental health facility, if needed, for a period not to exceed one year

To amend Sections 22-52-10.2 and 22-52-10.3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a probate court may issue a renewal of an involuntary commitment order for treatment for a mentally ill person if it finds, after a hearing, that the person is in need of further care; to add a new Section 22-52-10.10, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide procedural requirements for such a renewal.