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HB 172                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 172                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to admission to and detention at a subacute                                                               
     mental health facility; establishing a definition for 'subacute                                                            
     mental health facility'; establishing a definition for 'crisis                                                             
     residential center'; relating to the definitions for 'crisis stabilization                                                 
     center'; relating to the administration of psychotropic medication                                                         
     in a crisis situation; relating to licensed facilities; and providing                                                      
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 172(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to crisis stabilization centers, crisis residential                                                       
     centers, and subacute mental health facilities; relating to                                                                
     representation by an attorney; relating to the administration of                                                           
     psychotropic medication in a crisis situation; relating to                                                                 
     hospitalizations for mental health evaluation; relating to licensed                                                        
     facilities; relating to a report to the legislature on psychiatric                                                         
    patients and patient rights; and providing for an effective date."                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Merrick, Co-chair, with the                                                             
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Ortiz, Edgmon, LeBon, Thompson, Wool                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (5):  Carpenter, Josephson, Rasmussen, Johnson,                                                               
Merrick                                                                                                                         

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The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 172(FIN):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
5.  Fiscal, Alaska Judiciary System                                                                                             
6.  Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
7.  Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
8.  Fiscal, Dept. of Administration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 172 was referred to the Rules Committee.