2021 House Bill 5593

Authorize criminal case referrals

Introduced in the House

Dec. 1, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Julie Calley (R-87)

To “community mental health services program” to authorize the prosecutors and defense lawyers in misdemeanor trials to request a referral to an clinical evaluation from a “community mental health services program” to determine whether the defendant is a person requiring treatment or incompetent to stand trial.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy