Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 5-506
Admission of Minor 16 Years or Older who Objects to Admission
Effective Apr 22, 1998Added by Laws 1992, HB 1544, c. 298, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1998, c. 144, § 6, emerg eff. April 22, 1998 (superseded document available).
- A. Upon the application of a parent with whom the child resides, a child sixteen (16) years of age or older who objects to admission may be admitted to a mental health facility willing to admit the child for up to three (3) days, excluding weekends and legal holidays. If admission or transfer from a private mental health facility to a state-operated facility is sought, the community mental health center serving the area in which the child resides shall provide the required mental health evaluations and reports and shall ensure that the necessary written findings have been made.
B.
- 1. A child admitted pursuant to this section or detained as provided by Section 5-505 of this title shall be evaluated within forty-eight (48) hours of his admission or detention by an independent licensed mental health professional and a report of the evaluation shall be submitted to the district attorney.
- 2. Upon admission of a child pursuant to this section or detention pursuant to Section 5-505 of this title, the person requesting the petition shall immediately notify the district attorney. The child may be held by the mental health facility longer than three (3) days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, only after a petition is filed and upon an order of the court pending a hearing on a petition alleging the child to be a child in need of mental health treatment and to require inpatient treatment and further order of the court.
- C. A child admitted under this section who rescinds his objection may be retained in the hospital pursuant to Section 5-505 of this title.
- D. If the parent who consented to a child's admission under this section revokes such consent at any time, the child shall be released within forty-eight (48) hours to the parent's custody unless the person in charge of the facility, or a designee, requests the filing of a petition as provided by subsection C of Section 5-503 of this title.
Added by Laws 1992, HB 1544, c. 298, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1998, c. 144, § 6, emerg eff. April 22, 1998 (superseded document available).