202A.0815 Criteria for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment.
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No person shall be court-ordered to assisted outpatient mental health treatment unless the person:
(1)Is diagnosed with a serious mental illness;
(2)Has a history of repeated nonadherence with mental health treatment, which has:
(a)At least twice within the last forty-eight
(48)months, been a significant factor
in necessitating hospitalization or arrest of the person; or
(b)Within the last twenty-four
(24)months, resulted in an act, threat, or attempt
at serious physical injury to self or others;
(3)Is unlikely to adequately adhere to outpatient treatment on a voluntary basis based
on a qualified mental health professional's:
(a)Clinical observation; and
(b)Identification of specific characteristics of the person's clinical condition that
significantly impair the person's ability to make and maintain a rational and
informed decision as to whether to engage in outpatient treatment voluntarily;
and
(4)Is in need of court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment as the least restrictive
alternative mode of treatment presently available and appropriate.