Pennsylvania SB716 amends the Mental Health Procedures Act to redefine treatment eligibility and clarify definitions.

Pennsylvania SB716 amends the Mental Health Procedures Act to redefine who is eligible for mental health treatment. It specifies that individuals with intellectual disabilities, alcohol use disorders, or age-related cognitive decline or dementia must also be diagnosed with a mental illness to qualify for treatment. The act considers substance use disorder a mental illness that may qualify for treatment. Chronically disabled persons aged 70 or older, continuously hospitalized for at least ten years, are exempt from the act's procedures.

Pennsylvania SB716 amends the Mental Health Procedures Act to redefine treatment eligibility and clarify definitions.

Pennsylvania SB716 amends the Mental Health Procedures Act to redefine who is eligible for mental health treatment. It specifies that individuals with intellectual disabilities, alcohol use disorders, or age-related cognitive decline or dementia must also be diagnosed with a mental illness to qualify for treatment. The act considers substance use disorder a mental illness that may qualify for treatment. Chronically disabled persons aged 70 or older, continuously hospitalized for at least ten years, are exempt from the act's procedures.