Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1801: An Act to provide continuum of care for severe mental illness
Status: Failed, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the critical community mental health service treatment plan. The court may order an amended service plan or, if contested, the court may order a hearing on the amended plan. If an amended service plan is contested, the party wishing to amend the service plan shall provide the opposing party the proposed amended service plan at least 7 days before the filing of a petition. (i) A supervising mental health professional may petition the court for a hearing if the supervising mental health professional has determined that the individual is not adhering with the critical community mental he.
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
to amend the critical community mental health service treatment plan. The court may order an amended service plan or, if contested, the court may order a hearing on the amended plan. If an amended service plan is contested, the party wishing to amend the service plan shall provide the opposing party the proposed amended service plan at least 7 days before the filing of a petition. (i) A supervising mental health professional may petition the court for a hearing if the supervising mental health professional has determined that the individual is not adhering with the critical community mental health service treatment plan. When a supervising mental health professional determines that the individual has not adhered with conditions of the service plan, the monitor shall notify the court of the individual’s non-adherence. Upon receiving notice from the supervising mental health professional, the court shall appoint counsel, if necessary, and schedule a service plan non-adherence hearing for a date no less than 7 days and not more than 14 days after receiving said petition, except in extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the court. The court shall create a standard “notice of service plan non-adherence” form, which the monitor shall complete with the times and dates of the alleged non-adherence of the individual. The notice of service plan non-adherence shall set forth the …