59-2952. Petition for involuntary commitment of a voluntary patient. The head of a treatment facility or other person may file a petition pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2957 and amendments thereto seeking involuntary commitment of a voluntary patient who now lacks capacity to make an informed decision concerning treatment and who is refusing reasonable treatment efforts or has requested discharge from the treatment facility. A petition filed by the head of a state psychiatric hospital, or such person's designee, accompanied by a statement from a physician or psychologist employed at the hospital that the physician or psychologist believes the person to be a mentally ill person subject to involuntary commitment does not need to be accompanied by a written statement from a qualified mental health professional authorizing admission to a state psychiatric hospital.
History: L. 1996, ch. 167, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 134, § 39; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 29 - Care And Treatment For Mentally Ill Persons
59-2945 Name and citation of act.
59-2948 Civil rights of persons subject to the provisions of this act.
59-2950 Discharge of a voluntary patient.
59-2951 Right to discharge of voluntary patient; procedure.
59-2952 Petition for involuntary commitment of a voluntary patient.
59-2953 Investigation; emergency detention; authority and duty of law enforcement officers.
59-2954 Emergency observation and treatment; authority of treatment facility's procedure.
59-2955 Notice of right to communicate upon admission; notice of admission; notice of rights.
59-2956 Emergency observation; discharge.
59-2958 Ex parte emergency custody order.
59-2959 Temporary custody order; request for; procedure.
59-2960 Preliminary orders; continuances and advancement of trial.
59-2961 Order for a mental evaluation; procedure.
59-2962 Mental evaluation; hearing in noncustodial circumstances.
59-2964 Continuance of hearings; order of referral for short-term treatment.
59-2965 Trial upon the petition; procedure.
59-2966 Order for treatment; dismissal.
59-2968 Admissions to a state psychiatric hospital; moratorium; procedure.
59-2969 Hearing to review status of patient; procedure.
59-2972 Transfer by secretary for aging and disability services.
59-2974 Notice of discharge; restoration of certain rights.
59-2975 Unauthorized absence; procedure.
59-2976 Administration of medications and other treatments.
59-2977 Restraints; seclusion.
59-2979 Disclosure of records.
59-2980 Civil and criminal liability.
59-2981 Costs; payment by residence county, when.
59-2982 Notice of death of patients in treatment facilities.
59-2983 Applicability to persons in custody on criminal charges.