59-2965. Trial upon the petition; procedure. (a) Trial upon the petition shall be held at the time and place specified in the court’s order issued pursuant to subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-2960 and amendments thereto unless a continuance as provided in K.S.A. 59-2960 or 59-2964 and amendments thereto, has been granted. The hearing shall be […]
59-2966. Order for treatment; dismissal. (a) Upon the completion of the trial, if the court or jury finds by clear and convincing evidence that the proposed patient is a mentally ill person subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment under this act, the court shall order treatment for such person for a specified period […]
59-2967. Order for outpatient treatment; revocation; noncompliance; ex parte emergency custody order reviews. (a) An order for outpatient treatment may be entered by the court at any time in lieu of any type of order which would have required inpatient care and treatment if the court finds that the patient is likely to comply with […]
59-2968. Admissions to a state psychiatric hospital; moratorium; procedure. (a) All admissions to a state psychiatric hospital upon any order of a court shall be to the state psychiatric hospital designated by the secretary for aging and disability services. The time and manner of the admission shall be arranged by the participating mental health center […]
59-2969. Hearing to review status of patient; procedure. (a) At least 14 days prior to the end of each period of treatment, as set out in the court order for such treatment, the head of the treatment facility furnishing treatment to the patient shall cause to be filed with the court a written report summarizing […]
59-2970. Transportation. The court may issue orders providing for the transportation of patients as necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. All orders of ex parte emergency custody, temporary custody, referral or treatment may authorize a relative or other suitable person to transport the individual named in the order to the place of detention […]
59-2971. Change of venue. (a) At any time after the petition provided for in K.S.A. 59-2957, and amendments thereto, has been filed venue may be transferred in accordance with this section. (1) Prior to trial required by K.S.A. 59-2965, and amendments thereto, and before the expiration of two full working days following the probable cause […]
59-2972. Transfer by secretary for aging and disability services. (a) The secretary for aging and disability services or the secretary’s designee may transfer any patient from any state psychiatric hospital under the secretary’s control to any other state psychiatric hospital whenever the secretary or the secretary’s designee considers it to be in the best interests […]
59-2973. Discharge. (a) When any proposed patient or involuntary patient has been admitted to any treatment facility pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2954, 59-2958, 59-2959, 59-2964, 59-2966 or 59-2967 and amendments thereto, the head of the treatment facility shall discharge and release the patient when the patient is no longer in need of treatment, except that no […]
59-2974. Notice of discharge; restoration of certain rights. The head of the treatment facility shall notify, in writing, the patient, the patient’s attorney, the petitioner or the petitioner’s attorney, the county or district attorney as appropriate, and the district court which has jurisdiction over the patient of the patient’s discharge pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2973, and […]
59-2975. Unauthorized absence; procedure. If any involuntary patient leaves the place of the patient’s detention or treatment without the authority of the head of the treatment facility, the head of the treatment facility shall notify the sheriff of the county in which the treatment facility is located of the involuntary patient’s unauthorized absence and request […]
59-2976. Administration of medications and other treatments. (a) Medications and other treatments shall be prescribed, ordered and administered only in conformity with accepted clinical practice. Medication shall be administered only upon the written order of a physician or upon a verbal order noted in the patient’s medical records and subsequently signed by the physician. The […]
59-2977. Restraints; seclusion. (a) Restraints or seclusion shall not be applied to a patient unless it is determined by the head of the treatment facility or a physician or psychologist to be necessary to prevent immediate substantial bodily injury to the patient or others and that other alternative methods to prevent such injury are not […]
59-2978. Rights of patients. (a) Every patient being treated in any treatment facility, in addition to all other rights preserved by the provisions of this act, shall have the following rights: (1) To wear the patient’s own clothes, keep and use the patient’s own personal possessions including toilet articles and keep and be allowed to […]
59-2979. Disclosure of records. (a) The district court records, and any treatment records or medical records of any patient or former patient that are in the possession of any district court or treatment facility shall be privileged and shall not be disclosed except: (1) Upon the written consent of (A) the patient or former patient, […]
59-2980. Civil and criminal liability. Any person or law enforcement agency, governing body, community mental health center or personnel acting in good faith and without negligence shall be free from all liability, civil or criminal, that might arise out of acting or declining to act pursuant to this act. Any person who for a corrupt […]
59-2981. Costs; payment by residence county, when. In each proceeding the court shall allow and order paid to any individual or treatment facility as part of the costs thereof a reasonable fee and expenses for any professional services ordered performed by the court pursuant to this act other than those performed by any individual or […]
59-2982. Notice of death of patients in treatment facilities. In the event of the death of a patient in a treatment facility, the head of the treatment facility shall immediately give notice of the date, time, place and cause of such death, to the extent known, to the nearest known relative of the patient, and, […]
59-2983. Applicability to persons in custody on criminal charges. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to any person alleged or thought to be a mentally ill person subject to involuntary commitment for care and treatment under this act who is in custody on a criminal charge, except with the consent of either […]
59-2984. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. History: […]
