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"Why should we not, under a high degree of protection, make [decisions] for the unaware mentally ill rather than leave them living lives on the edge of existence - especially now that
an array of new medicines makes treatment so much more effective? That is a question that the Nevada Legislature should consider very seriously, with this model law before it."
Reno Gazette-Journal, Dec. 13, 2000

Legislation

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LEGISLATION In April and May 1999, the Governor of Nevada signed bills that allow for the consideration of past history in assisted treatment decisions and created a mechanism to return individuals on conditional release to the hospital. Specifically, the bills made the following changes to the state's assisted treatment law:

a court may consider an individual’s past history in determining whether the individual meets the "clear and present danger of harm" criteria for inpatient treatment (1999 NV A.B. 140); and

an individual who is on conditional release from a hospital can be ordered to return to the hospital by the administrative officer of the facility if the psychiatrist and member of the treatment team determines that conditional release is no longer appropriate because the individual presents a clear and present danger of harm (1999 NV A.B. 141).

News

PREVENTABLE TRAGEDIES The Preventable Tragedies database includes summaries of news articles of which an individual with a neurobiological brain disorder (usually untreated) is involved in a violent episode, either as a victim or perpetrator. Search for Nevada episodes by choosing NV in the drop down box.

EDITORIAL New policy needed for the mentally ill
Reno Gazette-Journal, Dec. 13, 2000

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