Court-ordered Admission of Certain Children With Emotional Disturbance to Certain Facilities

Definitions.

Expiration and renewal of admission.

“Child with an emotional disturbance” defined.

“Facility” defined.

“Person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health” defined.

“Treatment” defined.

Petition: Filing; certificate or statement of alleged emotional disturbance.

Findings and order; alternative courses of treatment.

Petition required before child may be placed in facility other than under emergency admission; psychological examination of child required under certain circumstances; placement in less restrictive environment; any person may oppose petition.

Provision of information and assistance to child; second examination of child.

Considerations for court in issuing or renewing order.

Plan for continued care, treatment and training of child upon discharge.

Personal rights.

Conditional release: No liability of State; notice to court and attorney of agency; order to return to facility; judicial review of order to return to facility.

Release without further order of court; early release.

“Court-ordered admission of a child” defined.

Requirements for certain facilities concerning training of employees and gender identity or expression of child placed in facility.