SUBCOMMITTEE ONE: Standards and Procedures

1. Sufficiency and appropriateness of commitment procedures and the "dangerousness" standard.

2. Effectiveness and efficacy of transportation procedures, the quality and quantity of holding and detention facilities, and the timing and locations of hearings.

3. Use of advance directives and surrogate decision-making.

4. Requiring medication compliance in and out of hospitals.

SUBCOMMITTEE TWO: Services

5. Use of, and incentives for, local hospitalization, crisis services, preventative services, and aftercare.

6. Adequacy of commitment procedures for, and placement of, the forensic population. (Criminal defendants/convicts suffering from mental illness.)

7. Placement and treatment issues for substance abusers.

8. Treatment and placement of children in the mental hygiene system.

SUBCOMMITTEE THREE: Accountability, Oversight and Education

9. Uniformity and accountability of service providers, the courts and state agencies.

10. Provider liability and law enforcement liability issues.

11. Adequacy of public awareness and consumer education.

12. Sufficiency of training for judicial officers, attorneys, and law enforcement.

13. Integration and coordination of technology in the mental hygiene system.