§ 33-6-506. Commitment to Other Public or Private Facility
If a licensed public hospital or treatment resource other than a state facility has available suitable accommodations, the court may commit the defendant to the public hospital or treatment resource.
§ 33-6-507. Commitment to Contract Facility — Conformance With Contract
If a licensed private or local public hospital or treatment resource has contracted with the department to serve defendants in the region and has available suitable accommodations, the court shall commit the defendant to the facility, and the facility shall admit and detain the defendant in conformity with its obligations under its contract with the […]
§ 33-6-508. Commitment to Non-State Facility Where Third-Party Payment Has Been Arranged
IF a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, conservator, spouse, or an adult relative of the defendant, or any other person has made arrangements to pay the cost of care and treatment in a licensed private hospital or treatment resources, OR the facility chooses to accept the defendant when no third person has made arrangements to […]
§ 33-6-509. Suitable Accommodations Required
The chief officer of a facility to which a person is committed under this part shall not admit the person until the facility has available suitable accommodations. If a person is committed to a state facility under this part, the person does not come into the custody of the commissioner until the facility has available […]
§ 33-6-510. Person Eligible for Care as Armed Forces Veteran
If a person ordered to be hospitalized under this part is eligible for hospital care or treatment by the veterans’ administration of the United States within this state, the court, upon receipt of a certificate from the veterans’ administration showing that facilities are available and that the person is eligible for care or treatment there, […]
§ 33-6-501. “Substantial Likelihood of Serious Harm” Defined
IF AND ONLY IF a person has threatened or attempted suicide or to inflict serious bodily harm on the person, OR the person has threatened or attempted homicide or other violent behavior, OR the person has placed others in reasonable fear of violent behavior and serious physical harm to them, OR the person is unable […]
§ 33-6-502. Prerequisites to Judicial Commitment for Involuntary Care and Treatment
IF AND ONLY IF a person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND the person poses a substantial likelihood of serious harm because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND the person needs care, training, or treatment because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND all available less drastic […]
§ 33-6-503. Two (2) Certificates of Need Required — Defendants Under Sixteen (16) Years of Age
No defendant may be judicially committed under this part, unless two (2) licensed physicians, or one (1) licensed physician and one (1) licensed psychologist qualified as provided in § 33-6-427(a), file in the commitment proceeding certificates of need for care and treatment certifying that the defendant satisfies the requirements of § 33-6-502(1)-(4) and showing the […]
§ 33-6-504. Persons Who May File Complaint for Commitment Under This Part
The parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, conservator, spouse, or a responsible relative of the person alleged to be in need of care and treatment, a licensed physician, a licensed psychologist who meets the requirements of § 33-6-427(a), a health or public welfare officer, an officer authorized to make arrests in the state, or the chief […]
§ 33-6-505. Commitment to State Facility
If the court commits a person under this section, the person comes into the commissioner’s custody only if the state-owned or operated facility or treatment resource has available suitable accommodations; provided, that, if there are no suitable available accommodations at the time of the determination, then the commissioner shall expeditiously find a state-owned or operated […]