Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-419
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Modification order - Notice - Contents of notice
Official statutory text
A. The court may modify an order for involuntary inpatient
commitment and order alternative treatment pursuant to the
provisions of this section upon request of the person committed or
the administrator of a facility to which a person has been
involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment. The court shall
give notice to the person affected thereby and to each individual
required to receive notice pursuant to Section 5-412 of this title,
to appear within five (5) regular court days, or as many other days
as the court may grant, and show cause why the modification shall
not be made. The notice shall contain the following information:
1. The individual ordered to undergo a program of alternative
treatment to hospitalization is not complying with the previous
order, or that the alternative treatment program has not been
sufficient to prevent harm or injury to the person or others, or the
person committed for inpatient care and treatment is eligible for
discharge and that an evaluation conducted prior to discharge
determined that an order for alternative treatment is necessary in
order to prevent impairment or injury to the person;
2. A statement of the facts upon which the alleged change of
condition is based and a copy of any written findings entered by the
court;
3. Notice of the time and place of the show cause hearing;
4. Notice of the types of modifications that the court can make
pursuant to this hearing;
5. The witnesses who shall testify or offer evidence for the
modification which are known to the court;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 157
6. That the individual has the right to an attorney, and that
if the individual cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided;
and
7. That the individual has the right to cross-examine
witnesses, and to call witnesses in such person's own defense.
B. The court may only order assisted outpatient treatment as
defined by Section 1-103 of this title if the person meets the
conditions for assisted outpatient treatment provided by this title.
commitment and order alternative treatment pursuant to the
provisions of this section upon request of the person committed or
the administrator of a facility to which a person has been
involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment. The court shall
give notice to the person affected thereby and to each individual
required to receive notice pursuant to Section 5-412 of this title,
to appear within five (5) regular court days, or as many other days
as the court may grant, and show cause why the modification shall
not be made. The notice shall contain the following information:
1. The individual ordered to undergo a program of alternative
treatment to hospitalization is not complying with the previous
order, or that the alternative treatment program has not been
sufficient to prevent harm or injury to the person or others, or the
person committed for inpatient care and treatment is eligible for
discharge and that an evaluation conducted prior to discharge
determined that an order for alternative treatment is necessary in
order to prevent impairment or injury to the person;
2. A statement of the facts upon which the alleged change of
condition is based and a copy of any written findings entered by the
court;
3. Notice of the time and place of the show cause hearing;
4. Notice of the types of modifications that the court can make
pursuant to this hearing;
5. The witnesses who shall testify or offer evidence for the
modification which are known to the court;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 157
6. That the individual has the right to an attorney, and that
if the individual cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided;
and
7. That the individual has the right to cross-examine
witnesses, and to call witnesses in such person's own defense.
B. The court may only order assisted outpatient treatment as
defined by Section 1-103 of this title if the person meets the
conditions for assisted outpatient treatment provided by this title.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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