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Provides that a person committed solely on the basis of being"in need of assisted outpatient mental health treatment" is committed Official Print - 37 1450-S2 AMH JINK H2270.2 to less restrictive alternative treatment, rather than a program of "assisted outpatient mental health treatment." 2. Defines the services that must and may be provided to personscommitted to less restrictive alternative treatment, regardless ofthe standard on which the person was committed. 3. Requires any petition for less restrictive treatment toinclude a proposal for the services the order should include, ratherthan only petitions for persons alleged to meet the "in need ofassisted outpatient treatment" standard. 4. Provides that regional support network contracts must requirethat the regional support network provide statutorily identifiedservices to persons court ordered to less restrictive alternativetreatment under specified circumstances.

Provides new enforcement, modification, and revocation procedures for LRA orders.

Provides that the nonexclusive list of actions which an outpatientmental health provider may take to increase the intensity ofoutpatient services for a person who is not complying with a lessrestrictive alternative (LRA) order is modified to remove referencesto monitored medication administration and injectable medication.

Provides that a person meeting the definition of "in need of assisted outpatient mental health treatment" may be committed by a court for involuntary mental health treatment on a less restrictive alternative to an inpatient order.

House concurred in Senate amendment.