Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 5-506
Admission of Minor 16 Years or Older who Objects to Admission
Effective Jul 1, 2002Added 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 April 22, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 2149, c. 327, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002 (superseded document available).
- A. Upon the application of a parent, a minor sixteen (16) years of age or older who objects to admission may be admitted to a mental health or substance abuse treatment facility that is willing to admit the minor for up to seventy-two (72) hours, excluding weekends and legal holidays. If admission or transfer from a private facility to a state-operated facility is sought, the community mental health center serving the area in which the minor resides shall provide the required evaluations and reports and shall ensure that the necessary written findings have been made.
B.
- 1. A minor 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 admission or detention by a licensed mental health professional and a report of the evaluation shall be submitted to the district attorney.
- 2. Upon admission of a minor 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 minor may be held by the 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 minor to be a minor in need of treatment and to require inpatient treatment and further order of the court.
- C. A minor admitted under this section who rescinds an objection may be retained in the hospital pursuant to Section 5-505 of this title.
- D. If the parent who consented to the admission of a minor under this section revokes such consent at any time, the minor shall be released within forty-eight (48) hours to the custody of the parent 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 April 22, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 2149, c. 327, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002 (superseded document available).