Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-508
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Mental health evaluation – Contents and signature -
Official statutory text
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A. The mental health evaluation of a licensed mental health
professional prepared pursuant to Section 5-506 or 5-507 of this
title shall include written findings as to whether:
1. The minor appears to be a minor in need of treatment and is
reasonably likely to benefit from treatment;
2. Based upon the following, inpatient treatment is the least
restrictive alternative that meets the needs of the minor:
a. 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
b. 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
3. The minor has been provided with a clinically appropriate
explanation of the nature and purpose of the treatment.
B. Any mental health evaluation of a minor alleged to be a
minor in need of treatment that recommends that the minor be found
to be eligible for inpatient mental health or substance abuse
treatment shall be signed by the licensed mental health professional
examining the minor.
C. The parents, all public agencies, and all providers or
programs which have treated or are treating the minor shall
cooperate with the person conducting a mental health evaluation for
the purpose of providing the mental health evaluation to a district
attorney or to a district court and shall promptly deliver, as
otherwise provided by law, all records related to the treatment or
education of the minor.
A. The mental health evaluation of a licensed mental health
professional prepared pursuant to Section 5-506 or 5-507 of this
title shall include written findings as to whether:
1. The minor appears to be a minor in need of treatment and is
reasonably likely to benefit from treatment;
2. Based upon the following, inpatient treatment is the least
restrictive alternative that meets the needs of the minor:
a. 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
b. 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
3. The minor has been provided with a clinically appropriate
explanation of the nature and purpose of the treatment.
B. Any mental health evaluation of a minor alleged to be a
minor in need of treatment that recommends that the minor be found
to be eligible for inpatient mental health or substance abuse
treatment shall be signed by the licensed mental health professional
examining the minor.
C. The parents, all public agencies, and all providers or
programs which have treated or are treating the minor shall
cooperate with the person conducting a mental health evaluation for
the purpose of providing the mental health evaluation to a district
attorney or to a district court and shall promptly deliver, as
otherwise provided by law, all records related to the treatment or
education of the minor.
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