A bill to amend the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to clarify which actions constitute the neglect of mentally ill individuals.

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Introduced

10 February 1987

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Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Summary

Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to modify the definition of "neglect" to include: (1) failure to provide an optimum therapeutic setting for mental health facility inpatients; (2) failure to discharge and provide support services to inappropriately placed individuals; and (3) failure to inform individuals of and provide access to adequate community mental health support services.

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summary · EN · 10 February 1987
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1075
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