§ 400. Acute psychiatric care
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 57. Prisons and ReformatoriesEffective: November 1, 2021
Effective: November 1, 2021
57 Okl.St.Ann. § 400
§ 400. Acute psychiatric care
The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to establish units at one or more institutions for the care and treatment of inmates who are or become in need of acute psychiatric care. The Department shall have the following powers and duties in the operation thereof:
1. The Department shall establish procedures to outline means of identification of inmates who are or become in need of acute psychiatric care and for assignment of such inmates to the units described in this subsection. Prior to assignment there shall be a due process hearing conducted by the Department of Corrections to determine whether the inmate is in need of acute psychiatric care. The inmate shall be entitled to have a staff representative appointed to represent the inmate, if he or she so requests, but shall not have an attorney appointed or paid by the Department to represent the inmate at the administrative hearing; and
Credits
Laws 1990, c. 245, § 4, eff. May 21, 1990; Laws 2019, c. 41, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 149, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
57 Okl. St. Ann. § 400, OK ST T. 57 § 400
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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