Consent Order

(a)At the hearing, the petitioner and respondent may proffer a mutually agreed upon proposed assisted treatment order, known as a consent order.

(1)The terms of the order must be consistent with those of an initial order for assisted treatment made pursuant to this Act.

(2)The consent order must be accompanied by the testimony, which may be by affidavit, of a treating professional qualifying under § 82A201 that the suggested order is clinically appropriate for the respondent.

(b)At its discretion, the court may enter the consent order without a full hearing. Once entered, the consent order has the same effect as an assisted treatment order issued pursuant to § 82A603. 2015 SOURCE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.