Revisión y duración del tratamiento involuntario en salud mental

Explicación Simple

Si alguien tiene problemas graves de comportamiento y está recibiendo tratamiento en un hospital, la ley dice que se le revisará cada cierto tiempo. Si todavía necesita ayuda, seguirá en tratamiento; si no, podrá recibir ayuda fuera del hospital.

Es como cuando llevas tu auto al taller y el mecánico lo revisa periódicamente. Si el mecánico encuentra que el auto necesita más arreglos, no lo dejarás salir hasta que esté en buen estado.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene dificultades para controlar su comportamiento y está en un centro de tratamiento. Después de 30 días, el centro evalúa su progreso y se lo dice al juez. Si el juez cree que Juan aún necesita tratamiento, lo mantiene en el centro; de lo contrario, se le permite recibir ayuda fuera del centro.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(2) Upon receipt of notice under paragraph (1), the board shall conduct a new assessment within 30 days and provide that assessment to the court. (3) Within 15 days after the receipt of the assessment from the board, the court shall hold a hearing pursuant to section 6403(c). If the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the person continues to have serious difficulty controlling sexually violent behavior while committed for inpatient treatment due to a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in an act of sexual violence, the court shall order that the person be subject to the remainder of the period of inpatient commitment. Otherwise, the court shall order the department, in consultation with the board, to develop an outpatient treatment plan for the person. (4) The department shall provide the person with notice of the person's right to petition the court for transfer to involuntary outpatient treatment over the objection of the department. The court, after review of the petition, may schedule a hearing pursuant to section 6403(c). (5) An outpatient treatment plan shall be in writing and shall identify the specific entity that will provide each clinical and support service identified in the plan. (6) The department shall provide a copy of the outpatient treatment plan to the court, the person, the attorney who represented the person at the most recent hearing pursuant to section 6403, the board, the district attorney and the county solicitor or a designee. (d) Prohibition on discharge.--The court shall not order discharge from involuntary treatment until the person has completed involuntary outpatient treatment pursuant to section 6404.2 (relating to duration of outpatient commitment and review). (Nov. 29, 2004