Title 27A, MENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Within ten days after the involuntary commitment of a minor, the administrator, facility director, or, if the minor is committed to a program other than inpatient treatment, the director of such program shall ensure that a written comprehensive individualized treatment plan has b…

The administrator, facility director, or, if the minor is committed to a program other than inpatient treatment, the director of such program shall ensure that the minor receives educational programming consistent with applicable federal and state law. Source: SL 1991, ch 220 , §…

Application for admission of a minor to an inpatient psychiatric facility may be made by a guardian or legal custodian of the person of the minor upon the recommendation for such application by a qualified mental health professional. The provisions of this chapter, including § 27…

Within ten days after the involuntary commitment of a minor and at least every thirty days thereafter, the administrator, facility director, or, if the minor is committed to a program other than inpatient treatment, the director of such program, shall review the minor's records a…

Within forty - five days after the involuntary commitment of a minor who is still under the commitment order, the county board of mental illness which serves the county in which the minor is receiving treatment shall conduct a review hearing in such county to determine if the min…

Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 27A-15-37 and 27A-15-41 , if the board of mental illness orders an initial commitment or a continued commitment, it may also schedule at the time of such initial commitment hearing or at the time of such review hearing and without further noti…

The minor's treatment plan shall be reviewed at least every thirty days by appropriate staff including the attending psychiatrist to determine whether services being provided are necessary and to implement changes in the plan as indicated by the minor's overall adjustment. Source…

A predischarge plan of aftercare for a planned discharge of an involuntarily committed minor shall be formulated in cooperation with the minor and the minor's parent, guardian, or other legal custodian. A copy of the plan shall be delivered to the parent, guardian, or other legal…

Except as otherwise provided herein, no minor may be administered or subjected to experimental procedures or interventions of any type. A parent's, guardian's, custodian's, or minor's consent alone may not authorize such experimental procedures, interventions, or treatments. If t…

Except as otherwise provided by this title, psychotropic medication and other forms of treatment may be administered to a minor under the age of sixteen only with the oral and written informed consent of the minor's parent or guardian. If oral and written consent are unable to be…

Except as otherwise provided by this title, psychotropic medication and other treatment may be administered to a minor sixteen years of age or older only with the oral and written informed consent of the minor and the minor's parent, legal guardian, or custodian. If oral and writ…

A minor sixteen years of age or older, whether involuntarily committed or admitted by a parent, has the right to refuse psychotropic medication. Such minor also has the right to refuse convulsive or shock therapy or electric shock. If psychotropic medication or convulsive or shoc…

If a minor sixteen years of age or older refuses the administration of psychotropic medication and the medication is administered pursuant to § 27A-15-48 , the administrator or facility director or, if the minor is committed to a program other than inpatient treatment, the direct…

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, a minor may be immediately admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility by the minor's parent, or such parent - initiated continued inpatient treatment continued if the following criteria are met: (1) The minor is an individual with a s…

If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the continued administration of the prescribed medication or the treatment requested pursuant to § 27A-15-45 is the least restrictive treatment alternative medically necessary to improve the minor's serious emotional distur…

The administration of psychotropic medication or the provision of treatments pursuant to § 27A-15-45 , to a minor pursuant to this chapter shall be continuously monitored by the minor's treating psychiatrist. The treatment shall be reviewed and approved as being the least restric…

Each mental health center may designate one or more local interagency teams in each of the state's mental health service areas. The local interagency teams may assist in identifying appropriate placements, programs, and services for minors with emotional disturbances and their fa…

Any person serving as a member of a local interagency team as provided for in § 27A-15-54 whose action in the identification of placements, programs, and services for minors with emotional disturbances and their families pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is made in good …

The parent, guardian, or other legal custodian of the minor may execute a written application for the minor's admission. The execution of an application for admission shall be preceded by an explanation by the administrator or facility director to the parent, guardian, or other l…

An informed consent, as defined in subdivision 27A-1-1(12), to inpatient treatment of the minor shall be obtained orally, and in writing upon the application form from the parent. The consent and signed application shall become part of the minor's medical records. In addition, a …