HB471 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2019

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Wes Allen Secretary
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Pike Co., physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, authorized to detain and provide emergency treatment for an individual with mental illness for up to 72 hours, law enforcement, authorized to take an individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions, protection from civil and criminal liabilities
Description: Relating to Pike County; to authorize an attending physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant at a hospital licensed in this state to detain and provide emergency treatment to an individual with a mental illness for up to 72 hours under certain conditions and to provide protection from civil or criminal liability when acting in good faith for actions taken related to the admission or discharge of the patient; to authorize a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency to take an individual whom the officer believes has a mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions; to provide for the transportation of the individual to a hospital or other facility for evaluation and treatment; and to provide protection from civil or criminal liability to law enforcement officers who, in good faith, place individuals with mental illness into protective custody.
Subjects: Pike County