Petition for Initiation of Involuntary Commitment, is an official form from the Alaska Court System, which complies with all applicable laws and statutes. USLF amends and updates the forms as is required by Alaska statutes and law.
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The criteria for involuntary hospitalization are as follows: patients must exhibit dangerous behavior toward themselves or others, they must be helpless and unable to provide for their basic daily needs, and there is a danger of essential harm to their mental health if they do not receive mental care.
If a patient with an active psychiatric disorder is exhibiting behaviors that a certified health care professional believes could lead to imminent harm to that person or another person, then that health care provider can initiate the process of involuntary hospitalization.
Chapter 51, Wisconsin Statutes Provides legal procedures for voluntary and involuntary admission, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals (adults and minor children) with mental illness, developmental disability, drug dependency, or alcoholism.
Involuntary commitment should be limited to persons who pose a serious risk of physical harm to themselves or others in the near future. Under no circumstances should involuntary commitment be imposed upon someone based upon a risk of harm to property or a risk of non-physical harm.
The six categories were present mental status, self- care ability, responsible parties available, patient's effect on environment, danger potential, and treatment prog- nosis. A maximum weight was assigned to each criterion as an expression of the criterion's relative importance in favor of hospitalization.
A mentally ill person may be voluntarily admitted to a treatment facility by signing papers agreeing to be admitted. A person admitted voluntarily can request to be released at any time. The person must be released or involuntary proceedings must be started within 48 hours after receipt of the patient's request.
Section 5150 is a section of the California Welfare and Institutions Code (specifically, the LantermanPetrisShort Act or "LPS") which allows a qualified officer or clinician to involuntarily confine a person deemed to have a mental disorder that makes them a danger to him- or herself, and/or others and/or gravely
A capacity hearing, which is also called a Riese hearing, may be held to determine whether you can refuse treatment with medications.The hearing officer will determine whether you have the capacity to consent to or refuse medication as a form of treatment.