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30	30	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1765 By: Roberts (Eric)
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to mental health; providing for
41	41	involuntary treatment for alcohol or other drug
42	42	abuse; guaranteeing certain right s; providing
43	43	eligibility criteria; providing for treatment
44	44	duration; requiring the filing of a petition;
45	45	requiring certain petition contents; requiring
46	46	security deposit; obligating petitioner for certain
47	47	costs; requiring court examination of petitioner;
48	48	providing for hearing and notice to respondent;
49	49	providing for evaluation of respondent by qualified
50	50	health professionals; providing for court -ordered
51	51	treatment; providing for cessation of treatment and
52	52	dismissal of petition under certain circumstances;
53	53	providing for emergency hospitalization; prohibiting
54	54	holding of respondent in jail; providing exceptions;
55	55	providing for summons; providing for transportation
56	56	and costs of transportation; providing for
57	57	codification; and providing an effective date .
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62	62	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
63	63	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
64	64	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5 -430 of Title 43A, unless there
65	65	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
66	66	A district court may order involuntary treatment for a person
67	67	suffering from alcohol or other drug abuse pursuant to the
68	68	procedures set forth in this act. Except as otherwise provided
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95	95	herein, all rights guaranteed to involuntarily hospitalized mentally
96	96	ill persons shall be guaranteed to persons ordered to undergo
97	97	treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse pursuant to this act.
98	98	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
99	99	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5 -431 of Title 43A, unless there
100	100	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
101	101	A. No person suffering from alcoh ol or other drug abuse shall
102	102	be ordered to undergo involuntary treatment unless that person:
103	103	1. Suffers from alcohol or other drug abuse;
104	104	2. Presents an imminent danger or imminent threat of danger to
105	105	self, family, or others as a result of alcohol or other drug abuse,
106	106	or there exists a substantial likelihood of such a threat in the
107	107	near future; and
108	108	3. Can reasonably benefit from treatment.
109	109	B. Proceedings for sixty (60) days or three hundred sixty (360)
110	110	days of treatment for an individual suffering from alcohol or other
111	111	drug abuse shall be initiated by the filing of a verified petition
112	112	in district court. The petition shall conform to the following
113	113	requirements:
114	114	1. The petition and all subsequent court documents shall be
115	115	styled "In the interest of [name of respondent] ";
116	116	2. The petition shall be filed by a spouse, relative, or
117	117	guardian of the respondent concerning whom the petition is filed;
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145	145	3. The petition shall set forth:
146	146	a. the petitioner's relationship to the respondent ,
147	147	b. the respondent's name, residence, or current location,
148	148	if known,
149	149	c. the name and residence of the respondent's parents, if
150	150	living and known, or the respondent's legal guardian,
151	151	if any and known,
152	152	d. the name and residence of the respondent's spouse, if
153	153	any and known,
154	154	e. the name and residence of the person having custody of
155	155	the respondent, if any, or if no such person is kn own,
156	156	the name and residence of the nearest relative or
157	157	friend of the respondent or a statement that such a
158	158	person is unknown,
159	159	f. the petitioner's belief, including the factual basis
160	160	therefor, that the respondent is suffering from
161	161	alcohol or other drug abuse and presents an imminent
162	162	danger or imminent threat of danger to self, family,
163	163	or others if not treated for alcohol or other drug
164	164	abuse, and
165	165	g. whether treatment is being requested for sixty (60) or
166	166	three hundred sixty (360) days .
167	167	C. Any petition filed pursuant to this section shall be
168	168	accompanied by both of the following:
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195	195	1. A security deposit to be deposited with the clerk of the
196	196	district court that will cover half of the estimated cost of
197	197	treatment of the respondent; and
198	198	2. A guarantee, signed by the petitioner , obligating the
199	199	petitioner to pay the costs of the medical evaluations of the
200	200	respondent conducted pursuant to this act and the costs for any
201	201	treatment ordered by the court .
202	202	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
203	203	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5 -432 of Title 43A, unless there
204	204	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
205	205	A. Upon receipt of a petition filed pursuant to this act, the
206	206	court shall examine the petitioner under oath as to the contents of
207	207	the petition.
208	208	B. If after reviewing the allegations contained in the petition
209	209	and examining the petitioner under oath it appears to the court that
210	210	there is probable cause to believe the respondent should be ordered
211	211	to undergo treatment, then the court shall:
212	212	1. Set a date for a hearing within seven (7) days to determine
213	213	if there is clear and convincing evidence that the respondent may
214	214	reasonably benefit from treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse;
215	215	2. Notify the respondent and the legal guardian, if any and
216	216	known, the spouse, if any and known, parents, if living and known,
217	217	or nearest relative or friend of the respondent of the following:
218	218	a. the allegations and content of the petition ,
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245	245	b. the date and purpose of the hearing ,
246	246	c. the right of the respondent to retain counsel and, if
247	247	indigent, that the respondent may be represented by
248	248	court-appointed counsel at public expense . Upon
249	249	appointment of counsel, an indigent respondent shall
250	250	be notified of the name and contact information for
251	251	the appointed attorney ,
252	252	d. that the court shall cause th e respondent to be
253	253	evaluated no later than twenty-four (24) hours before
254	254	the hearing date by a licensed physician for the
255	255	purpose of a physical examination and by a qualified
256	256	health professional for the purpose of a drug and
257	257	alcohol addiction assessment and diagn osis, and
258	258	e. that the respondent may have an independent expert
259	259	evaluation of the respondent 's physical and mental
260	260	health conducted at the respondent 's expense; and
261	261	3. Cause the respondent to be e valuated no later than twenty-
262	262	four (24) hours before the hearing date by two qualified health
263	263	professionals, one of whom is a licensed physician and the other of
264	264	whom is a health professional qualified to assess and diagnosis
265	265	substance abuse disorders . The qualified health professionals shall
266	266	certify their findin gs to the court within twenty -four (24) hours of
267	267	the evaluations. The findings of each qualified health professional
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294	294	shall include a recommendation for treatment if he or she determines
295	295	that treatment is necessary.
296	296	C. If, upon completion of the hearing, the court finds the
297	297	respondent should be ordered to undergo treatment, then the court
298	298	shall order such treatment for a period not to exceed sixty (60)
299	299	consecutive days or three hundred sixty (360) consecutive days,
300	300	whichever period was requested in the petition, agreed to at the
301	301	hearing, or recommended by the qualified health professionals who
302	302	evaluated the respondent . Failure of a respondent to appear at the
303	303	hearing or undergo treatment ordered pursuant to this act may result
304	304	in contempt of court proceedi ngs.
305	305	D. If at any time after the petition is filed the court finds
306	306	that there is no probable cause to continue treatment or if the
307	307	petitioner withdraws the petition , then the proceedings shall be
308	308	dismissed.
309	309	SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
310	310	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-433 of Title 43A, unless there
311	311	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
312	312	A. Following the prehearing evaluations required by this act,
313	313	if the court finds by clear and conv incing evidence that the
314	314	respondent presents an imminent danger or imminent threat of danger
315	315	to self, family, or others as a result of alcohol or other drug
316	316	abuse, the court may order the respondent to be hospitalized for a
317	317	period not to exceed seventy -two (72) hours.
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344	344	B. Any person who is admitted to a hospital pursuant to this
345	345	section shall be released from the hospital within seventy -two (72)
346	346	hours of admittance.
347	347	C. No respondent ordered hospitalized pursuant to this section
348	348	shall be held in jail pendin g transportation to the hospital unless
349	349	the court has previously found the respondent in contempt of court
350	350	for refusal to undergo treatment or failure to appear at the
351	351	prehearing evaluations.
352	352	SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
353	353	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5 -434 of Title 43A, unless there
354	354	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
355	355	When the court issues an order requiring a respondent to be
356	356	transported to the hospital or treatment facility or if the
357	357	respondent fails to atte nd a prehearing evaluation, then the court
358	358	shall issue a summons. The summons shall direct the respondent to
359	359	appear at the time and place therein specified. If a respondent who
360	360	has been summoned fails to appear as directed, t he court may order
361	361	law enforcement to transport the respondent to a hospital or
362	362	treatment facility designated by the court. The transportation
363	363	costs shall be included in the treatment costs to be borne by the
364	364	petitioner pursuant to this act.
365	365	SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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367	367	58-1-5987 AB 01/12/21

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