Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 5-206
Definitions
Effective Nov 1, 2004Laws 1988, HB 2001, c. 260, § 4, eff. November 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 109, c. 312, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 2024, c. 387, § 1, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, HB 1641, c. 144, § 1, emerg eff. April 22, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, SB 1624, c. 488, § 32, eff. November 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 1578, c. 113, § 16, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available).
As used in Sections 5-206 through 5-209 of this title:
1. "Evaluation" means the examination of a person who appears to have a mental illness or be alcohol- or drug-dependent by two licensed mental health professionals, at least one of whom is a psychiatrist who is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a licensed clinical psychologist, or a licensed Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy who has received specific training for and is experienced in performing mental health therapeutic, diagnostic, or counseling functions, for the purpose of:
- a. determining if a petition requesting involuntary commitment or treatment is warranted, or
- b. completing a certificate of evaluation pursuant to Section 5-414 of this title, or
- c. both subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph;
- 2. "Emergency examination" means the examination of a person who appears to be a mentally ill person, an alcohol-dependent person, or a drug-dependent person and a person requiring treatment, whose condition is such that it appears that emergency detention may be warranted by a licensed mental health professional at a facility approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, or a designee, as appropriate for such examination to determine if emergency detention of the person is warranted;
- 3. "Emergency detention" means the detention of a person who appears to be a person requiring treatment in a facility approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as appropriate for such detention after the completion of an emergency examination and a determination that emergency detention is warranted for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, except upon a court order authorizing detention beyond a seventy-two-hour period or pending the hearing on a petition requesting involuntary commitment or treatment as provided by this act;
- 4. "Protective custody" means the taking into protective custody and detention of a person pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-208 of this title until such time as an emergency examination is completed and a determination is made as to whether or not emergency detention is warranted; and
- 5. "Prehearing detention" means the court-ordered detention of a person who is alleged to be mentally ill, alcohol-dependent, or drug-dependent in a facility approved by the Commissioner as appropriate for such detention, pending a hearing on a petition requesting involuntary commitment or treatment as provided by Section 5-415 or 9-102 of this title.
Laws 1988, HB 2001, c. 260, § 4, eff. November 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 109, c. 312, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 2024, c. 387, § 1, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, HB 1641, c. 144, § 1, emerg eff. April 22, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, SB 1624, c. 488, § 32, eff. November 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, SB 1578, c. 113, § 16, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available).