FE9:Assistance for the Victims of Mental Disorders Fremont Act of 2017(Statute)

[Pragmatic Conservative]

AN ACT
to fight against the stigma
about mental disorders and to support
mentally ill people in Fremont

SECTION 1. TITLE

The long title of this act shall be “Assistance for the Victims of Mental Disorders Fremont Act of 2017”, or “A.V.M.D.F.A.” It may be cited – in order to honor a fellow Fremont citizen's longstanding fight against social exclusion of mentally ill people – as the “Carrie Fisher Act of 2017”, or as the “C.F.A.”

SECTION 2. PROTECTION

1. No business in Fremont shall deny service to a legally competent person on the basis of their mental disorder.
2. Employees suffering from a mental disorder are protected from loss of employment due to their mental disorder as long as a certified psychologist or psychiatrist has not detected a general incapacity for work due to the mental disorder.
3. Students and pupils suffering from a mental disorder are protected from sanctions which penalizes misbehavior caused by their mental disorder.

3.1. An exception of this rule is an expulsion from school or college if a certified psychologist or has detected a general incapacity to visit the specific institution due to the student's or the pupil's mental disorder.

3.2. The evaluation whether the misbehavior is caused by a mental disorder or not has to be done by a certified psychologist or psychiatrist.

SECTION 3. ASSISTANCE

1. 9-1-1 emergency dispatch offices shall accept emergency calls concerning threats for suicide and suicidal thoughts. The calls shall be forwarded to an external emergency hotline.
2. The price for prescribed drugs against mental disorders shall never be higher than 2% of the patients monthly income.
3. The costs for evaluations specified in Section 2, 2. and Section 2. 3. shall be borne by the regional government.
4. Psychiatric clinics shall be covered by the regional government's health program.

SECTION 4. INFORMATION

1. All high school students shall be informed at least once in their their school career about the most common mental disorders.
2. Non-profit-making associations that inform about mental illnesses shall have the right to request funding by the regional government.

Sponsor: simossad Labor
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48 hours for debate

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

This looks promising at first glance - I am interested to hear what the sponsor has to say about this subject.

[RFayette]

I support this bill.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

This seems to be a great bill that attempts to solve an issue that has sadly been ignored far to often by government. I will support this bill.

[Representative simossad]

Thank you Mr. Speaker for bringing this important bill, which I consider as very important, to the floor.

The Carrie Fisher Act, as I want it to be called, deals with an issue that no one really wants to talk about, despite being a bigger problem than ever before. Studies have found out that nearly one fifth of the people in our western civilized world suffer from depression or some form of anxiety.

And, honestly, so do I. And so did important figures like Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, John Adams, and so do modern figures like Ellen DeGeneres, Larry David, Louis C.K. and even Jim Carrey. People with mental disorders are no crazy cranks, they are normal people, people who live next to us, peope who bear struggles and agony that one who has never experienced depression or anxiety can not even imagine.

We have to talk about it, like Carrie Fisher did. We have to make everyone understand how hard it is to fight thy daily struggle of life as a victim of mental disorderns. We need to show respect to everyone who has dealt with it and beat it, and we have to offer our help to everyone who still sees no hope in his fight for a better, for a normal life. And, most importantly, we have to show our fairness towards the victims of mental disorders who can not fully control their behavior.

This is 2017. Our medical advance is astonishing. Let's not write off people who desperatley need help. I am conviced that such a bill would save lives.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

I will now put this proposed bill up for a 24 hour final vote. Please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain on this bill.
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Aye

[Representative simossad]

Aye.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

This bill passes with 2 ayes and 1 non voting. This bill goes to the governors desk for his signature or veto.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

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