Commanding officer and supervisor referrals of members for mental health evaluations

The regulations required by subsection (a) shall, to the greatest extent possible— The regulations required by subsection (a) shall provide that, when a commander or supervisor determines that it is necessary to refer a member of the armed forces for a mental health evaluation or is required to make such a referral pursuant to the process described in subsection (e)(1)(A)— The regulations required by subsection (a) shall, with respect to a member of the armed forces described in paragraph (3)— ensure the function of the process described in subparagraph (A) by— ensure that the process described in subparagraph (A)— In making a referral for an evaluation of a member of the armed forces triggered by a request made pursuant to the process described in paragraph (1)(A), if the member has made such a request on the basis of a concern that the member is a potential or imminent danger to self or others, the commanding officer or supervisor of the member shall observe the following principles: With respect to communication, prior to such arrival, the commander or supervisor shall communicate to the provider to which the member is being referred (in a manner and to an extent consistent with paragraph (1)(C)(ii)), information on the circumstances and observations that led to— A member of the armed forces described in this paragraph is— In this section: The term “least restrictive alternative principle” means a principle under which a member of the armed forces committed for hospitalization and treatment shall be placed in the most appropriate and therapeutic available setting—