Section 27A-15-46 – Oral and written informed consent of parent or guardian required for use of psychotropic medication on minor under sixteen.
27A-15-46. Oral and written informed consent of parent or guardian required for use of psychotropic medication on minor under sixteen. Except as otherwise provided by this title, psychotropic medication and other forms of treatment may be administered to a minor under the age of sixteen only with the oral and written informed consent of the […]
Section 27A-15-47 – Oral and written informed consent of minor and parent required for use of psychotropic medication on minor sixteen or older.
27A-15-47. Oral and written informed consent of minor and parent required for use of psychotropic medication on minor sixteen or older. Except as otherwise provided by this title, psychotropic medication and other treatment may be administered to a minor sixteen years of age or older only with the oral and written informed consent of the […]
Section 27A-15-48 – Right to refuse psychotropic medication, convulsive or shock therapy and electric shock–Exception–Parental consent–Judicial determination.
27A-15-48. Right to refuse psychotropic medication, convulsive or shock therapy and electric shock–Exception–Parental consent–Judicial determination. A minor sixteen years of age or older, whether involuntarily committed or admitted by a parent, has the right to refuse psychotropic medication. Such minor also has the right to refuse convulsive or shock therapy or electric shock. If psychotropic […]
Section 27A-15-49 – Petition to continue treatment with psychotropic medication.
27A-15-49. Petition to continue treatment with psychotropic medication. If a minor sixteen years of age or older refuses the administration of psychotropic medication and the medication is administered pursuant to §27A-15-48, the administrator or facility director or, if the minor is committed to a program other than inpatient treatment, the director of such program, shall […]
Section 27A-15-50 – Court-ordered medication or treatment–Time limit–Notification of parent or guardian–Termination of order.
27A-15-50. Court-ordered medication or treatment–Time limit–Notification of parent or guardian–Termination of order. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the continued administration of the prescribed medication or the treatment requested pursuant to §27A-15-45 is the least restrictive treatment alternative medically necessary to improve the minor’s serious emotional disturbance, the court may authorize […]
Section 27A-15-51 – Treatments continuously monitored–Periodic review–Least restrictive treatment.
27A-15-51. Treatments continuously monitored–Periodic review–Least restrictive treatment. The administration of psychotropic medication or the provision of treatments pursuant to §27A-15-45, to a minor pursuant to this chapter shall be continuously monitored by the minor’s treating psychiatrist. The treatment shall be reviewed and approved as being the least restrictive treatment alternative medically necessary for improvement of […]
Section 27A-15-54 – Mental health centers may designate interagency teams–Role of teams–Composition.
27A-15-54. Mental health centers may designate interagency teams–Role of teams–Composition. Each mental health center may designate one or more local interagency teams in each of the state’s mental health service areas. The local interagency teams may assist in identifying appropriate placements, programs, and services for minors with emotional disturbances and their families. Any local interagency […]
Section 27A-15-59 – Immunity for local interagency team members.
27A-15-59. Immunity for local interagency team members. Any person serving as a member of a local interagency team as provided for in §27A-15-54 whose action in the identification of placements, programs, and services for minors with emotional disturbances and their families pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is made in good faith and in […]
Section 27A-15-40 – Periodic review following involuntary commitment–Assessment–Right to refuse treatment.
27A-15-40. Periodic review following involuntary commitment–Assessment–Right to refuse treatment. Within ten days after the involuntary commitment of a minor and at least every thirty days thereafter, the administrator, facility director, or, if the minor is committed to a program other than inpatient treatment, the director of such program, shall review the minor’s records and assess […]
Section 27A-15-41 – Review hearing–Notice–Rights and procedures.
27A-15-41. Review hearing–Notice–Rights and procedures. Within forty-five days after the involuntary commitment of a minor who is still under the commitment order, the county board of mental illness which serves the county in which the minor is receiving treatment shall conduct a review hearing in such county to determine if the minor continues to meet […]