27A-15-20. Overrule of minor's objection--Continued treatment or immediate discharge. Upon completion of the hearing provided in § 27A-15-19, the board of mental illness may overrule the minor's objection and authorize continued inpatient treatment at the facility for the duration of the forty-five-day admission period as provided in §§ 27A-15-10 and 27A-15-24, if a majority of the board finds by clear and convincing evidence, supported by written findings of fact and conclusions of law, that the criteria in § 27A-15-5 are met. Upon such authorization, the board shall notify the minor and his parent of the right to appeal pursuant to § 27A-11A-25.
If the above finding is not made, the board shall order that the minor be immediately discharged to the custody of his parent. If the board finds that any inpatient treatment of the minor is inappropriate under the criteria in § 27A-15-5, such treatment may be authorized only through involuntary commitment procedures, as provided in this chapter. If the minor's parent refuses to take physical custody of the minor, the administrator or facility's director shall explain alternative treatment options available to the parents and the child and advise the parent that refusal to take physical custody of the minor upon discharge will result in immediate notice to the state's attorney for further action.
Source: SL 1991, ch 220, § 310; SL 1992, ch 189, § 22.
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