Persons in Need of Mental Treatment

Persons in Need of Mental Treatment

§ 41-21-61. Definitions
§ 41-21-63. Commitment proceedings; jurisdiction of chancery court and circuit court
§ 41-21-65. Affidavit for commitment; simplified affidavit form; use of Uniform Civil Commitment Affidavit to commence civil commitment proceedings; development of written Uniform Civil Commitment Guide outlining steps in commitment process
§ 41-21-67. Person to be taken into custody; community mental health center as first point of entry for pre-evaluation screening and treatment; referral to crisis intervention team; appointment of examining physicians, or physician and psychologist, nurse practitioner or physician assistant; appointment of attorney; emergency patient status; notification to Department of Child Protection Services of possible danger to minor child under certain circumstances
§ 41-21-68. Establishment of regional holding facilities for the treatment and holding of individuals for the purpose of civil commitment
§ 41-21-69. Examination by appointed examiners; presence of attorney
§ 41-21-70. Development of standards for training of psychiatrists and psychologists to perform mental examinations ordered under Section 99-13-11 and MRCrP 12; publication of list of psychiatrists and psychologists so trained
§ 41-21-71. Procedure after examination; release or confinement pending hearing
§ 41-21-73. Procedures for hearing; evidence; witnesses; commitment; disposition and findings
§ 41-21-74. Requirements for outpatient commitments
§ 41-21-76. Waiver of rights by respondent
§ 41-21-77. Commitment to state hospital or Veterans Administration facility
§ 41-21-79. Payment of costs
§ 41-21-81. Twenty days’ observation, diagnosis and treatment; notice of need for further treatment; right to hearing on need for further treatment
§ 41-21-82. Report prior to termination of initial commitment or discharge
§ 41-21-83. Hearing on need for further treatment
§ 41-21-85. Payment of costs of hearing on need for further treatment
§ 41-21-87. Discharge at behest of director of treatment facility
§ 41-21-88. Release of individual acquitted on the ground of insanity and ordered confined to psychiatric hospital or institution; notice of release to be given to certain individuals
§ 41-21-89. Discharge at behest of patient, attorney, relative or guardian
§ 41-21-91. Deportation of nonresidents
§ 41-21-93. Warrant for patient absent without authorization
§ 41-21-95. Payment of costs incurred in transporting discharged patients home or returning patients on unauthorized leave
§ 41-21-97. Confidentiality of hospital records and information; exceptions
§ 41-21-99. Continued care of patients
§ 41-21-101. Admissions and commitments not adjudication of incompetency
§ 41-21-102. Patients’ rights
§ 41-21-103. Voluntary admissions for treatment
§ 41-21-104. Continuing jurisdiction of court over person committed to inpatient or outpatient treatment for one year after treatment completed; recommitment
§ 41-21-105. Civil and criminal immunity
§ 41-21-107. Criminal offenses
§ 41-21-109. Rehabilitation facilities for adolescents with mental illness or with an intellectual disability; establishment

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