SB2706 — Relating to emergency detention by a paramedic of certain persons with mental illness for preliminary examination at a mental health facility.

SB2706 — Relating to emergency detention by a paramedic of certain persons with mental illness for preliminary examination at a mental health facility. · Informed CitizenrySB 2706 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow licensed paramedics to detain individuals with mental illness for preliminary examination at a mental health facility. A paramedic may perform thi…Open in Informed Citizenry