§ 5-101. Procedures for admission to state facility, psychiatric hospital or private institutio...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 43A. Mental Health
43A Okl.St.Ann. § 5-101
§ 5-101. Procedures for admission to state facility, psychiatric hospital or private institution
A. Any person who has a mental illness or is alcohol- or drug-dependent to a degree which warrants inpatient treatment or care, and who is not in confinement in any jail or correctional facility on a criminal charge or conviction and who has no criminal charges pending against him or her, may be admitted to and confined in a facility within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, a state psychiatric hospital, or a licensed private institution by compliance with any one of the following procedures:
B. Any person who has a mental illness or is alcohol- or drug-dependent to a degree which warrants inpatient treatment or care and who has criminal charges pending against him or her but is not confined in any jail or correctional facility may be admitted to a facility within the Department or a licensed private institution pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section; provided, the facility or hospital shall be authorized to take such reasonable steps as necessary to assure the protection of the public, the residents of the facility or hospital and the person including, but not limited to, segregation and private facilities. Provided further, treatment received pursuant to this subsection shall not constitute a defense in any criminal proceeding except as otherwise provided by Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Credits
Laws 1953, p. 160, § 51, emerg. eff. June 3, 1953; Laws 1986, c. 103, § 62, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from Title 43A, § 51 by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Laws 1989, c. 348, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 51, § 93, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 207, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 1, § 14, emerg. eff. March 2, 1995; Laws 2002, c. 488, § 31, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 213, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 394, § 3; Laws 2005, c. 195, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2007, c. 130, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 401, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
43A Okl. St. Ann. § 5-101, OK ST T. 43A § 5-101
Current with legislation of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) effective as of October 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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