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A.R.S. § 36-540 Court options; immunity; rules
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A. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the proposed patient, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to self, is a danger to others or has a persistent or acute disability or a grave disability and is in need of treatment, and is either unwilling or unabl…
A.R.S. § 36-540.01 Conditional outpatient treatment
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A. The medical director may issue an order for conditional outpatient treatment for a patient ordered to undergo treatment pursuant to section 36-540 if, after consultation with staff familiar with the patient's case history, the medical director determines with a reasonable degr…
A.R.S. § 36-540.02 Transfer of a person with a grave disability without a guardian from a mental health treatment agency to another health care facility
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A. A person who does not have a guardian under section 14-5312.01 and who has been found by the court to have a grave disability and ordered to undergo treatment pursuant to this article may receive care in another health care institution licensed by the department during the cou…
A.R.S. § 36-541 Mandatory local treatment; placement at state hospital
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A. A patient who is ordered by a court to undergo treatment and who is not hospitalized in the state hospital at the time of the order shall undergo treatment for at least twenty-five days in a local mental health treatment agency that is geographically convenient for the patient…