Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-503

A. A parent of a minor or a minor sixteen (16) years of age or

older may consent to the voluntary admission of the minor for

inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment.

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B. Upon the application of a minor sixteen (16) years of age or

older or a parent of a minor, a mental health or substance abuse

facility may admit the minor for inpatient evaluation or treatment

if the person in charge of the facility, or a designee, determines

the minor to be clinically eligible for such admission, and:

1. After an initial assessment, a licensed mental health

professional determines and states in writing that there is

reasonable cause to believe that the minor may be a minor in need of

treatment and that an evaluation is necessary to properly determine

the condition and treatment needs of the minor, if any; and

2. After an outpatient or inpatient mental health evaluation, a

licensed mental health professional determines and states in writing

that in the opinion of the professional, the minor is a minor in

need of treatment and:

a. the minor appears to have a mental illness or drug or

alcohol dependence serious enough to warrant inpatient

treatment and is reasonably likely to benefit from the

treatment, and

b. based upon the following, inpatient treatment is

determined to be the least restrictive alternative

that meets the needs of the minor:

(1) reasonable efforts have been made to provide for

the treatment needs of the minor through the

provision of less restrictive alternatives and

such alternatives have failed to meet the

treatment needs of the minor, or

(2) after a thorough consideration of less

restrictive alternatives to inpatient treatment,

the condition of the minor is such that less

restrictive alternatives are unlikely to meet the

treatment needs of the minor, and

c. the minor has been provided with a clinically

appropriate explanation of the nature and purpose of

the treatment.

The consenting parent shall have the opportunity to discuss the

findings with a person involved in the treatment of the minor.

C. The determinations and written statements of a licensed

mental health professional made pursuant to this section shall, upon

the admission of the minor for inpatient evaluation or treatment, be

made a part of the medical record of the minor.

D. Inpatient treatment of a minor admitted under this section

may not continue unless continued inpatient treatment has been

authorized by appropriate hospital medical personnel, based upon

their written findings that the criteria set forth in subsection B

of this section continue to be met, after such persons have examined

the minor and interviewed the consenting parent and reviewed reports

submitted by members of the facility staff familiar with the

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condition of the minor. This finding is subject to the review

provisions contained in Section 5-512 of this title.

E. A mental health or substance abuse treatment facility may

request that the district attorney file a petition alleging a minor

to be a minor in need of treatment and require inpatient treatment

when the parent consenting to the admission of a minor or when the

minor age sixteen (16) years or older who had previously consented

to admission revokes such consent and the person in charge of the

facility, or a designee, determines that the condition of the minor

is such that the minor should remain in the facility. If the

district attorney refuses to file a petition, the district attorney

must immediately notify the requesting facility, in writing, of the

refusal to file.

F. A minor who is in the legal custody of the Department of

Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs and who is a ward

of a court may be admitted to a hospital or other facility for

inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment only pursuant
ey refuses to file a petition, the district attorney

must immediately notify the requesting facility, in writing, of the

refusal to file.

F. A minor who is in the legal custody of the Department of

Human Services or the Office of Juvenile Affairs and who is a ward

of a court may be admitted to a hospital or other facility for

inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment only pursuant

to the provisions of Section 5-507 of this title.

1. A public or private child care agency having legal custody

of a minor may request the district attorney to file a petition

alleging the minor to be a minor in need of treatment and to require

inpatient treatment.

2. Nothing in the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Treatment of Minors Act shall be interpreted to prohibit or preclude

the provision of outpatient treatment or services including, but not

limited to, outpatient evaluation, counseling, educational,

rehabilitative or other mental health and substance abuse services

to the minor, as necessary and appropriate, in the absence of a

specific court order for such services.

G. 1. An order of a court committing a minor to a facility for

inpatient mental health or substance abuse evaluation or treatment

shall not, by itself, relieve a parent of the obligation to provide

for the support of the minor nor of liability for the cost of

treatment provided to the minor.

2. Nothing in the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Treatment of Minors Act shall be interpreted to:

a. limit the authority of the court to order a parent to

make support payments or to make payments or

reimbursements for medical care or treatment,

including mental health care or treatment, to the

person, institution, or agency having custody of the

minor or providing the treatment, or

b. abrogate the right of the minor to any benefits

provided through public funds for which the minor is

otherwise eligible.

3. An order committing a minor to a facility for inpatient

mental health or substance abuse treatment shall not by itself serve

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to preclude a subsequent adjudication which finds the minor to be

delinquent, in need of supervision or deprived nor shall it cause

the vacation of any such order of adjudication previously entered.

H. If the parent who consented to the admission of a minor

under this section revokes such consent at any time, the minor shall

be discharged within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and

holidays, unless the district attorney is requested to file a

petition alleging the minor to be a minor in need of treatment and

to require inpatient treatment in accordance with the provisions of

this title. If the district attorney refuses to file a petition,

the district attorney must immediately notify the requesting

facility, in writing, of the refusal to file.

I. If a minor sixteen (16) years of age or older who consented

to treatment subsequently revokes their consent at any time, the

minor shall be discharged within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding

weekends and holidays, unless the district attorney is requested to

file a petition alleging the minor to be a minor in need of

treatment and to require inpatient treatment in accordance with the

provisions of this title or the parent of the minor subsequently

consents to the treatment of the minor. If the district attorney

refuses to file a petition, the district attorney must immediately

notify the requesting facility, in writing, of the refusal to file.