AB 716

This bill excludes from the 72-hour time limit that an individual may be

detained without a hearing for the purposes of emergency detention any period

during which the individual's behavior is not observable that is directly attributable

to evaluation or stabilizing treatment of a nonpsychiatric medical condition.

Currently, in Milwaukee County, the treatment director of a facility has 24 hours

from the time the individual is delivered to the facility to determine whether or not

the individual must be detained for purposes of emergency detention. Once the

treatment director makes a determination that an individual is being detained, the

individual may not be detained for longer than 72 hours. The 24-hour period in

which the treatment director must make the determination may be extended by any

period that the determination is delayed that is directly attributable to evaluation

or stabilizing treatment of nonpsychiatric medical conditions. Currently, in counties

other than Milwaukee County, there is no 24-hour period for determination by a

treatment director, and the 72-hour period begins when the individual is taken into

custody by law enforcement or another authorized person and continues upon

transfer of the individual to the treatment facility.