Again, in the discussion alternated between “treatment” and “program”, and we settled back on “program”. As I said, this bill is the product of a lot of compromises and a lot of interchanges and legal feedback. We felt that “program” encompasses and actually increases the scope of the different treatments that might be available.
A treatment could be medication, a treatment could be receiving a prescription, or a treatment could be participating in group therapy. That's why we moved from ”treatment” into “program”, because it broadens it.
Mental health is still an evolving science, and the different programs are evolving. That's why we went from “treatment” to “program”, to make sure that it becomes a lot more encompassing.