§ 33-7-104. Admissions to a State-Owned or Operated Facility
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all admissions or transfers to a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource under this chapter shall be subject to available suitable accommodations as defined in § 33-1-101, and no admission to a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource under this chapter shall occur until the commissioner […]
§ 33-7-201. Creation of Forensic Services Units
The commissioner shall operate in the state hospitals secure facilities, known as forensic services units, necessary for persons with mental illness who are eligible for admission to the units under this title.
§ 33-7-202. Initiation of Commitment Proceedings — Findings Required
If the commissioner authorizes the transfer of a voluntary service recipient with mental illness to a forensic services unit, the chief officer of the receiving facility shall initiate commitment proceedings under chapter 6, part 5 of this title. In the proceedings the court shall determine, in addition to the findings required by chapter 6, part […]
§ 33-7-203. Discharge From Forensic Services Unit
When a person in a forensic services unit no longer meets the standards under which the person was admitted to the unit, the chief officer shall cause the person to be discharged or to be returned to the hospital, division or facility from which the person was transferred or to be transferred to another appropriate […]
§ 33-7-301. Evaluation of Accused Believed Incompetent to Stand Trial — Judicial Hospitalization Proceedings — Recovery Report
When a defendant charged with a criminal offense is believed to be incompetent to stand trial, or there is a question about the defendant’s mental capacity at the time of the commission of the crime, the criminal, circuit, or general sessions court judge may, upon the judge’s own motion or upon petition by the district […]
§ 33-7-101. Examination of Patients
Any person with mental illness hospitalized under this chapter or held in a forensic services unit shall be examined as often as practicable but not less often than every three (3) months.