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 involuntary
outpatient treatment.  A person may be ordered to obtain involuntary
outpatient treatment if the family court finds that:



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



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



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



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



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



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