Criteria

(a)A person may be ordered to receive assisted outpatient treatment

(AOT)if the court finds that such person:

(1)is eighteen

(18)years of age or older; and

(2)is suffering from mental illness; and

(3)is an inpatient client or a client transitioning out of Mental Health Court; or

(4)is an outpatient client or was a former client who is being treated or has been treated for mental illness at the GBHWC; and

(5)is unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision, based on clinical determination; and

(6)has a history of poor treatment compliance for mental illness that has:

(A)been a significant factor in his or her being in a hospital, prison or jail at least twice within the last thirty-six

(36)months for inflicting serious bodily injury upon others or upon himself; or

(B)resulted in one or more acts, attempts or threats of serious bodily injury toward self or others within the last fortyeight

(48)months; and COL622016 CH. 82A ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

(7)as a result of mental illness, is unlikely to voluntarily participate in outpatient treatment that would enable him or her to live safely in the community; and

(8)be, in view of his or her treatment and current behavior, in need of assisted outpatient treatment in order to prevent relapse or deterioration which would likely result in:

(A)a substantial risk of physical harm to the consumer as manifested by threats or attempts at suicide or serious bodily injury or conduct demonstrating that the consumer is dangerous to himself or herself, or

(B)a substantial risk of physical harm to other persons as manifested by homicidal or other violent behavior by which others are placed in reasonable fear of serious bodily injury; and

(9)be likely to benefit from assisted outpatient treatment.

(b)A petition for an AOT order may be sought within the seventy-two

(72)hour hold as provided when initiated pursuant to § 82201(h) of Chapter 82. ---------ARTICLE 5 ASSISTED TREATMENT HEARING PROCEDURES