Tennessee DOES shut down 'ex-gay' facility
It's about time. Ever since it was hurled into the media by the story of 16-year-old Zach, 'Love In Action' has been ordered by The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities to close what it calls two unlicensed personal care facilities run by a Christian group that claims to counsel gays to give up homosexuality.
Tennessee inspected two facilities in Memphis on August 19th and determined Love In Action International Inc. was providing housing, meals and personal care for mentally ill patients without a license, at least this is a what subsequent letter sent to the organization from the Department of Mental Health.
"The issue is these being supportive care facilities," state spokeswoman Lola Potter said Monday. "Supportive care must be licensed."
The State of Tennessee gave 'Love in Action' until September 23rd to close--or apply for a actual license.
What scares me about this besides the fact that they are completely fucking these peoples' minds? Turns out that they were 'dispensing' medication to people in their care. Under state regulations, facilities that dispense medication to patients require a license--otherwise it's completely unregulated. Ummmm - problem?
If 'Love in Action' continues to operate this mind-f**cking camp past the September 23rd deadline, it will face criminal penalties that include fines of up to $500 and six months in jail for each day the facilities are determined to be in violation of state laws.
This is not the first time 'Love in Action' has been under scrutiny by the State of Tennessee. They were just recently investigated for claims of child abuse in the case of 16-year-old Zach (mentioned above) from Bartlett, TN.
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ByI know this is merely word play and shutting down these wackos who wish to play God is a great thing...BUT...I do find it a bit concerning that Tennessee officials determined Love In Action International was providing care for mentally ill patients.
I think the state ought to go after them for forcing drugs and therapy on people who didn't need therapy. Indeed these people should sue the hell out of Love In Action for malpractice. Maybe insurance companies would fear to support these organizations if they knew they could be sued for malpractice.
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I agree...clients of these facilities should sue the hell out of these "health professionals" for malpractice and gross negligence. Although, they probably wouldn’t get much as I doubt an insurer would cover a program that is not properly licensed.
There is a book titled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It is the gold standard that lists every mental disorder that is currently recognized. Homosexuality is not listed as a disorder in the DSM-IV.
I can only imagine what drugs these people dispensed to their clients. It seems to me that criminal charges are appropriate.
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