§ 36-542 – Discharge of patient at expiration of period ordered by court; change to voluntary status; immunity
36-542. Discharge of patient at expiration of period ordered by court; change to voluntary status; immunity A. A patient ordered by a court to undergo treatment pursuant to this article shall be discharged from treatment at the expiration of the period of treatment ordered unless one of the following occurs: 1. The person accepts voluntary […]
§ 36-543 – Annual review of a patient with a grave disability or a persistent or acute disability; notice; court order for continued treatment; rules; immunity
36-543. Annual review of a patient with a grave disability or a persistent or acute disability; notice; court order for continued treatment; rules; immunity A. Within ninety days before the expiration of a court order for treatment, the medical director of the mental health treatment agency shall conduct an annual review of a patient who […]
§ 36-533 – Petition for treatment
36-533. Petition for treatment A. The petition for court-ordered treatment shall allege: 1. That the patient is in need of a period of treatment because the patient, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to self or to others or has a persistent or acute disability or a grave disability. 2. The treatment […]
§ 36-534 – Change to voluntary status; discharge; notice; hearing
36-534. Change to voluntary status; discharge; notice; hearing A. If, after a petition for court-ordered treatment has been filed and prior to the hearing, the medical director of the evaluation agency finds that it is more appropriate to discharge the patient or to admit the proposed patient on a voluntary basis, the medical director, after […]
§ 36-535 – Detention of proposed patient; time of hearing; released patient; intervention by department
36-535. Detention of proposed patient; time of hearing; released patient; intervention by department A. If, on the filing of a petition for court-ordered treatment, the patient is not then detained in an agency, the court shall order the detention of the patient in the agency that conducted the evaluation if the court determines that the […]