Sec. 705. Assisted outpatient treatment under State law
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Section 1915 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–4 ), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: A funding agreement for a grant under section 1911 is that the State involved has in effect a law under which a State court may order a treatment plan for an eligible patient that— requires such patient to obtain outpatient mental health treatment while the patient is living in a community; and is designed to improve access and adherence by such patient to intensive behavioral health services in order to— avert relapse, repeated hospitalizations, arrest, incarceration, suicide, property destruction, and violent behavior; and provide such patient with the opportunity to live in a less restrictive alternative to incarceration or involuntary hospitalization.
A funding agreement described in paragraph
(1)is effective only if the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders reviews the State law and certifies that it satisfies the criteria specified in such paragraph. In this subsection, the term eligible patient means an adult, mentally ill person who, as determined by the court— has a history of violence, incarceration, or medically unnecessary hospitalizations; without supervision and treatment, may be a danger to self or others in the community; is substantially unlikely to voluntarily participate in treatment; may be unable, for reasons other than indigence, to provide for any of his or her basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, health or safety; with a history of mental illness or condition that is likely to substantially deteriorate if the patient is not provided with timely treatment; and due to mental illness, lacks capacity to fully understand or lacks judgment to make informed decisions regarding his or her need for treatment, care, or supervision. .
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