Tony Mantor

I've talked with several senators and legislators across the country.

Now, are you full-time or are you full-time, part-time as a senator?

You're full-time.

Okay.

Well, that's great.

So with that said, what does your constituency look like?

What are you getting for feedback from them on serious mental illness?

When they make appointments to come to talk to you, they're looking for changes, they're looking for help.

What's some of the things that they might be looking for?

Things that you might have looked at or other things that you might say, hey, this is a good idea.

Is there anything that they bring to you in their meetings that just may stand out from others?

Yes, that's so true.

Now, I've heard of some states that once diagnosed, they only have a certain time that they can be in the hospital.

Right.

Then they kick them out.

Right.

Then they go to another hospital and it's like a bouncing ball.

Do you have that problem in Massachusetts?

Then I've heard once they got kicked out of one hospital, they would go to another hospital, spend the seven days or whatever the time frame may be with that one, get released.

Then that hospital would find that unknowing to them, the other hospital was first and then that second hospital didn't get paid.