Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-7-102

A. Any person detained or voluntarily or involuntarily

committed for treatment pursuant to the provisions of the Mental

Health Law shall be provided with discharge planning and assistance

by the facility where detained or treated. Discharge planning and

assistance shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Return of all personal possessions to the person, upon

discharge, except contraband considered illegal; and

2. Transportation assistance.

B. 1. A discharge plan shall be completed for every person to

be discharged from a facility operated by the Department of Mental

Health and Substance Abuse Services or an agency which provides

services pursuant to a contract with the Department.

2. Discharge planning and the discharge plan shall include, but

not be limited to:

a. housing information and referral, a location, approved

by the Department, where the consumer will reside,

provided, the Department shall give preference to

discharge to an appropriate verifiable address, and,

as necessary, placement assistance pursuant to Section

7-104 of this title,

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b. planning for outpatient treatment, as appropriate,

including but not limited to assignment of a case

manager, an initial appointment for outpatient

services and a treatment plan. Sufficient medication

to enable the person to be discharged to continue the

course of medication prescribed for such person until

such appointment shall be provided to the person being

discharged at the time of discharge, and

c. provision of the information in the discharge plan

required by this subsection to the consumer in writing

after such information has been fully explained to the

person being discharged. The plan shall be signed by

the person being discharged and by the person

explaining the plan upon completion of a verbal

explanation of such plan and shall be signed in the

presence of a family member of the person being

discharged, or other person interested in the welfare

of the person being discharged. The original copy of

the plan shall become a part of the official discharge

papers of the consumer and shall be kept in the

permanent files of the consumer. A copy of the signed

discharge plan shall be furnished the person being

discharged.

C. The person designated by the Department may provide a family

member of the person being discharged, or other person interested in

the welfare of the person being discharged, with information related

to the discharge plan as necessary, appropriate and in compliance

with confidentiality requirements to enable said family member or

other person to assist with the implementation of and compliance

with the treatment plan.

D. If a determination is made that an order for alternative

treatment is necessary, the executive director or person in charge

of the facility in which the person is receiving inpatient treatment

shall:

1. File or request the filing of a petition as provided by

Section 5-410 or 9-102 of this title requesting the order; or

2. Request the court to modify an existing order for

involuntary commitment as provided by Section 5-419 of this title.