§334-123 Initiation of proceeding for assisted community treatment. (a) Any interested party may file a petition with the family court alleging that another person meets the criteria for assisted community treatment. The petition shall state:
(1) Each of the criteria under section 334-121 for assisted community treatment;
(2) Petitioner's good faith belief that the subject of the petition meets each of the criteria under section 334-121;
(3) Facts that support the petitioner's good faith belief that the subject of the petition meets each of the criteria under section 334-121; and
(4) That the subject of the petition is present within the county where the petition is filed.
The hearing on the petition need not be limited to the facts stated in the petition. The petition shall be executed subject to the penalties of perjury but need not be sworn to before a notary public.
(b) The petition may be accompanied by a certificate of a licensed psychiatrist or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority and who holds an accredited national certification in an advanced practice registered nurse psychiatric specialization who has examined the subject of the petition within twenty calendar days prior to the filing of the petition. For purposes of the petition, an examination shall be considered valid so long as the licensed psychiatrist or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority and who holds an accredited national certification in an advanced practice registered nurse psychiatric specialization has obtained enough information from the subject of the petition to reach a diagnosis of the subject of the petition, and to express a professional opinion concerning the same, even if the subject of the petition is not fully cooperative. If the petitioner believes that further evaluation is necessary before treatment, the petitioner may request further evaluation.
(c) The petition shall include the name, address, and telephone number of at least one of the following persons in the following order of priority: the subject of the petition's spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, legal parents, adult children, and legal guardian, if one has been appointed. If the subject of the petition has no living spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, legal parent, adult children, or legal guardian, or if none can be found, the petition shall include the name, address, and telephone number of at least one of the subject's closest adult relatives, if any can be found. [L 1984, c 251, pt of §1; am L 1986, c 339, §44; am L 2013, c 221, §§9, 24; am L 2015, c 231, §1; am L 2016, c 114, §6; am L 2017, c 88, §4; am L 2018, c 144, §9; am L 2019, c 129, §5]
Note
Annual report to legislature regarding assisted community treatment, beginning with the 2015 legislature. L 2013, c 221, §§21, 24; L 2015, c 231, §7; L 2016, c 114, §6.