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§ 6406. Duty of Department of Public Welfare

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: December 20, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 64. Court-Ordered Involuntary Treatment of Certain Sexually Violent Persons (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 20, 2012
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6406
§ 6406. Duty of Department of Public Welfare
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(a) General rule.--The department shall have the duty to provide a separate, secure State-owned facility or unit utilized solely for the control, care and treatment of persons committed pursuant to this chapter. The department shall be responsible for all costs relating to the control, care and treatment of persons committed to involuntary treatment pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Expired July 1, 2006, pursuant to 2003, Aug. 14, P.L. 97, No. 21, § 4.
(c) Treatment plans.--The department, in consultation with the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission and the board, shall develop policies and procedures for providing individualized treatment and discharge plans based on clinical guidelines and professional standards in the fields of sexual offender treatment and mental health.

Credits

2003, Aug. 14, P.L. 97, No. 21, § 4, effective in 180 days [Feb. 10, 2004]. Amended 2011, Dec. 20, P.L. 446, No. 111, § 5, effective in one year [Dec. 20, 2012].
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6406, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6406
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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