relative to the involuntary emergency admission process.

Summary

The bill lets a peace officer who reasonably suspects someone has a mental illness and poses an immediate danger put that person in protective custody and send them to a hospital emergency room or a community mental‑health site for a compulsory psychiatric evaluation. The transport must be by ambulance with EMT care and does not require the person’s consent, though police may use a police vehicle if they deem the person a risk to EMTs. Custody ends after a medical professional decides on involuntary admission or after six hours, whichever occurs first.

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