CHAPTER 4. HOSPITALIZED MINORS’ RIGHT TO HEARING Art. 1411. Right to hearing A minor or his attorney shall have the right to demand a hearing to determine whether the minor should receive treatment on an inpatient basis, be discharged from the treatment facility, or placed in a less restrictive setting. Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, […]
Art. 1412. Petition; venue A. The petition shall be filed in the court of the jurisdiction in which the patient is confined or, if the minor is currently under a disposition by a juvenile court, the hearing shall be held in that juvenile court. B. The hearing shall be held in that court and no […]
Art. 1413. Time for hearing The hearing shall be held within five days of the filing of the petition. Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 612, §3.
Art. 1414. Order of hearing A. Witnesses and evidence tending to show that the child needs to be in a treatment facility shall be presented first. B. Counsel for the child shall have the opportunity to present evidence and to cross-examine witnesses. Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Art. 1415. Burden of proof; order If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the minor has a mental illness or suffers from substance abuse of such severity that hospitalization is necessary and that he can benefit from inpatient treatment, it shall order his continued confinement in a designated treatment facility which is […]
