§ 36-540.02 – Transfer of a person with a grave disability without a guardian from a mental health treatment agency to another health care facility
36-540.02. Transfer of a person with a grave disability without a guardian from a mental health treatment agency to another health care facility A. A person who does not have a guardian under section 14-5312.01 and who has been found by the court to have a grave disability and ordered to undergo treatment pursuant to […]
§ 36-541 – Mandatory local treatment; placement at state hospital
36-541. Mandatory local treatment; placement at state hospital A. A patient who is ordered by a court to undergo treatment and who is not hospitalized in the state hospital at the time of the order shall undergo treatment for at least twenty-five days in a local mental health treatment agency that is geographically convenient for […]
§ 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 […]