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Section 27A-10-1 - Petition asserting need for immediate intervention of mentally ill person--Contents. - 27A-10-1. Petition asserting need for immediate intervention of mentally ill...
Section 27A-10-1.1 - Center as appropriate regional facility in certain circumstances. - 27A-10-1.1. Center as appropriate regional facility in certain circumstances. If...
Section 27A-10-1.2 - Appropriate regional facility--Application for Designation by Department of Social Services--Requirements. - 27A-10-1.2 . Appropriate regional facility--Application for Designation by Department of...
Section 27A-10-2 - Order for apprehension of subject--Transportation to appropriate facility--Payment of expenses. - 27A-10-2. Order for apprehension of subject--Transportation to appropriate facility--Payment of...
Section 27A-10-3 - Apprehension by peace officer of person believed to require emergency intervention--Transportation to appropriate regional facility. - 27A-10-3. Apprehension by peace officer of person believed to require...
Section 27A-10-4 - Petition on person apprehended. - 27A-10-4. Petition on person apprehended. After a law enforcement officer...
Section 27A-10-5 - Notification of rights upon custody, detention, or filing of petition--Notice to county board where person apprehended. - 27A-10-5. Notification of rights upon custody, detention, or filing of...
Section 27A-10-6 - Examination of person detained--Report to chair--Expenses of examination. - 27A-10-6. Examination of person detained--Report to chair--Expenses of examination. Within...
Section 27A-10-7 - Results of examination--Person released upon failure of examination to meet criteria--Continued detention if criteria met. - 27A-10-7. Results of examination--Person released upon failure of examination to...
Section 27A-10-7.1 - Chairman to make final determination where person voluntarily admits himself. - 27A-10-7.1. Chairman to make final determination where person voluntarily admits...
Section 27A-10-7.2 - Refusal of prehearing admission. - 27A-10-7.2. Refusal of prehearing admission. The center may refuse prehearing...
Section 27A-10-8 - Time limit for involuntary commitment hearing--Payment of expenses. - 27A-10-8. Time limit for involuntary commitment hearing--Payment of expenses. Within...
Section 27A-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives. - 27A-10-9. Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of...
Section 27A-10-9.1 - Ninety-day initial commitment to facility or outpatient treatment program--Release--Transportation--Notice of right to appeal. - 27A-10-9.1. Ninety-day initial commitment to facility or outpatient treatment program--Release--Transportation--Notice...
Section 27A-10-9.2 - Medical treatment for mental illness or treatment of co-occurring substance use disorder. - 27A-10-9.2. Medical treatment for mental illness or treatment of co-occurring...
Section 27A-10-9.3 - Least restrictive treatment alternative. - 27A-10-9.3. Least restrictive treatment alternative. Any such treatment or commitment...
Section 27A-10-9.4 - Failure to comply with requirements of outpatient commitment or treatment order. - 27A-10-9.4. Failure to comply with requirements of outpatient commitment or...
Section 27A-10-9.5 - Transportation by law enforcement--Limit upon detention and nonconsensual medication. - 27A-10-9.5. Transportation by law enforcement--Limit upon detention and nonconsensual medication....
Section 27A-10-9.6 - Failure to comply with outpatient commitment or treatment order--Supplemental hearing--Alternative disposition. - 27A-10-9.6. Failure to comply with outpatient commitment or treatment order--Supplemental...
Section 27A-10-9.7 - Detention by law enforcement officer for emergency intervention--Immunity from civil liability. - 27A-10-9.7. Detention by law enforcement officer for emergency intervention--Immunity from...
Section 27A-10-14 - Review hearing after involuntary commitment order--Notice--Rights and procedures. - 27A-10-14. Review hearing after involuntary commitment order--Notice--Rights and procedures. Within...
Section 27A-10-15 - Additional review hearings. - 27A-10-15. Additional review hearings. Notwithstanding the provisions of ยงยง27A-10-9.1 and...
Section 27A-10-16 - Emergency apprehension--Evaluation by designated mental health professional. - 27A-10-16. Emergency apprehension--Evaluation by designated mental health professional. Upon being...
Section 27A-10-17 - Prehearing admission and commitment denied if medical condition exceeds center's capacity. - 27A-10-17. Prehearing admission and commitment denied if medical condition exceeds...
Section 27A-10-18 - Refusal of admission and commitment when medical condition exceeds center's capacity. - 27A-10-18. Refusal of admission and commitment when medical condition exceeds...
Section 27A-10-19 - Twenty-four hour hold of severely mentally ill person permitted--Notice to county board. - 27A-10-19. Twenty-four hour hold of severely mentally ill person permitted--Notice...
Section 27A-10-20 - Definition of terms related to crisis referral and placement. - 27A-10-20. Definition of terms related to crisis referral and placement....
Section 27A-10-21 - Referral to mobile crisis team or crisis intervention team certified law enforcement officer--Voluntary resolution or placement. - 27A-10-21. Referral to mobile crisis team or crisis intervention team...
Section 27A-10-22 - Discretion of law enforcement officer to arrest--Priority given to placement. - 27A-10-22. Discretion of law enforcement officer to arrest--Priority given to...
Section 27A-10-23 - Immunity from liability--Mobile crisis referral--Exception. - 27A-10-23. Immunity from liability--Mobile crisis referral--Exception. Any law enforcement officer...
Section 27A-10-24 - Report to attorney general of certain names for reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System. - 27A-10-24. Report to attorney general of certain names for reporting...