PART VIII.  INVOLUNTARY OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

 

Cross References

 

  Intermediate sanctions for selected offenders and defendants,see §§353-10.5, 353-63.5, and 706-605.1.

 

§334-121  Criteria for involuntaryoutpatient treatment.  A person may be ordered to obtain involuntaryoutpatient treatment if the family court finds that:

(1)  The person is suffering from a severe mentaldisorder or from substance abuse; and

(2)  The person is capable of surviving safely in thecommunity with available supervision from family, friends, or others; and

(3)  The person, at some time in the past:  (A) hasreceived inpatient hospital treatment for a severe mental disorder or substanceabuse, or (B) has been imminently dangerous to self or others, or is gravelydisabled, as a result of a severe mental disorder or substance abuse; and

(4)  The person, based on the person’s treatmenthistory and current behavior, is now in need of treatment in order to prevent arelapse or deterioration which would predictably result in the person becomingimminently dangerous to self or others; and

(5)  The person’s current mental status or the natureof the person’s disorder limits or negates the person’s ability to make aninformed decision to voluntarily seek or comply with recommended treatment; and

(6)  There is a reasonable prospect that theoutpatient treatment ordered will be beneficial to the person. [L 1984, c 251,pt of §1; am L 1992, c 138, §2]