Involuntary treatment with psychotropic medication for severe mental illness

An inmate may be involuntarily treated with psychotropic medication if it is determined that the inmate suffers from a severe mental illness, as defined in § 27A-1-1 , which is likely to improve with treatment, and that without treatment the inmate poses the likelihood of serious harm to self or others. Source: SL 1996, ch 159 , § 1.