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AK Stat § 47.30.666 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 7. Alaska Mental Health Board.|Sec. 47.30.666. Duties of the board.

The board is the state planning and coordinating body for the purpose of federal and state laws relating to mental health services for persons with mental disorders identified in AS 47.30.056(b)(1). On behalf of those persons, the board shall (1) prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan of treatment and rehabilitation services; (2) propose an annual implementation plan consistent with the comprehensive plan and with due regard for the findings from evaluation of existing programs; (3) provide a public forum for the discussion of issues related to the mental health services for which the board has planning and coordinating responsibility; (4) advocate the needs of persons with mental disorders before the governor, executive agencies, the legislature, and the public; (5) advise the legislature, the governor, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and other state agencies in matters affecting persons with mental disorders, including, but not limited to, (A) development of necessary services for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation; (B) evaluation of the effectiveness of programs in the state for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation; (C) legal processes that affect screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation; (6) provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority for its review and consideration recommendations concerning the integrated comprehensive mental health program for those persons who are described in AS 47.30.056(b)(1) and the use of money in the mental health trust settlement income account in a manner consistent with regulations adopted under AS 47.30.031; and (7) submit periodic reports regarding its planning, evaluation, advocacy, and other activities.
AK Stat § 47.30.667 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 7. Alaska Mental Health Board.|Sec. 47.30.667. Compensation, per diem, and expenses.

The board members appointed under AS 47.30.662(b) and (e) are not entitled to a salary, but are entitled to per diem, reimbursement for travel, and other expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
AK Stat § 47.30.669 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 7. Alaska Mental Health Board.|Sec. 47.30.669. Definition.

In AS 47.30.661 - 47.30.669, “board” means the Alaska Mental Health Board established in AS 47.30.661.
AK Stat § 47.30.670 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 8. Voluntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.670. Criteria for voluntary admission.

A person 18 years of age or older may be voluntarily admitted to a treatment facility if the person is suffering from mental illness and voluntarily signs the admission papers.
AK Stat § 47.30.675 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 8. Voluntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.675. Required notices.

(a) Upon the application of a person for voluntary admission, or at the time a person admitted under AS 47.30.690 reaches the age of 18, the person shall be given a copy of the following documents which shall be explained as necessary: (1) notice of rights as set out in AS 47.30.825 - 47.30.865 and an explanation of any document served upon the person; and (2) notice that should the person desire to leave at a time when the treatment facility determines that the person is mentally ill and as a result is likely to cause serious harm to self or others or is gravely disabled, the facility could initiate commitment proceedings against the person. (b) If an applicant for voluntary admission does not understand English, the explanation shall be given in a language the applicant understands.
AK Stat § 47.30.680 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 8. Voluntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.680. Required discharge.

A patient who no longer meets the standards established in AS 47.30.670 shall be discharged from the treatment facility.
AK Stat § 47.30.685 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 8. Voluntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.685. Request to leave; evaluation; 48-hour hold for commitment.

A voluntary patient who is 18 years of age or older and who desires to leave a treatment facility shall submit to the facility a request to leave on a form provided by the facility. When the investigation is completed, the patient shall be evaluated immediately in writing and discharged immediately or given written notice that involuntary commitment proceedings will be initiated against the patient. The treatment facility may detain the patient for no more than 48 hours after receipt of the patient's request to leave in order to initiate involuntary commitment proceedings.
AK Stat § 47.30.690 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 8. Voluntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.690. Admission of minors under 18 years of age.

(a) A minor under the age of 18 may be admitted for 30 days of evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment at a designated treatment facility if the minor's parent or guardian signs the admission papers and if, in the opinion of the professional person in charge, (1) the minor is gravely disabled or is suffering from mental illness and as a result is likely to cause serious harm to the minor or others; (2) there is no less restrictive alternative available for the minor's treatment; and (3) there is reason to believe that the minor's mental condition could be improved by the course of treatment or would deteriorate further if untreated. (b) A guardian ad litem for a minor admitted under this section shall be appointed under AS 25.24.310 to monitor the best interests of the minor as soon as possible after the minor's admission. If the guardian ad litem finds that placement is not appropriate, the guardian ad litem may request that an attorney be appointed under AS 25.24.310 to represent the minor. The attorney may request a hearing on behalf of the minor during the 30-day admittance. (c) The minor may be released by the treatment facility at any time if the professional person in charge or the minor's designated mental health professional determines the minor would no longer benefit from continued treatment and the minor is not dangerous. The minor's parents or guardian must be notified by the facility of the contemplated release.
AK Stat § 47.30.693 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 8. Voluntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.693. Notice to parent or guardian of minor.

When a minor under 18 years of age is detained at or admitted or committed to a treatment facility, the facility shall inform the parent or guardian of the location of the minor as soon as possible after the arrival of the minor at the facility.
AK Stat § 47.30.695 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 8. Voluntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.695. Request by parent or guardian for release of minors under 18 years of age from detention and commitment.

The parent or guardian of a minor who is less than 18 years of age may file a notice to withdraw the minor from the facility. On receipt of the notice, (1) the facility may discharge the minor to the custody of the parent or guardian; or (2) if, in the opinion of the treating physician, release of the minor would be seriously detrimental to the minor's health, the treating physician may (A) discharge the minor to the custody of the parent or guardian after advising the parent or guardian that this action is against medical advice and after receiving a written acknowledgment of the advice; or (B) refuse to discharge the minor, initiate involuntary commitment proceedings, and continue to hold the minor until a court order under AS 47.30.700 has been issued; or (3) if, in the opinion of the treating physician, the minor is likely to cause serious harm to self or others and there is reason to believe the release could place the minor in imminent danger, the treating physician shall refuse to discharge the minor, and shall initiate involuntary commitment proceedings and continue to hold the minor until a court order under AS 47.30.700 has been issued.
AK Stat § 47.30.700 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.700. Initial involuntary commitment procedures.

(a) Upon petition of any adult, a judge shall immediately conduct a screening investigation or direct a local mental health professional employed by the department or by a local mental health program that receives money from the department under AS 47.30.520 - 47.30.620 or another mental health professional designated by the judge, to conduct a screening investigation of the person alleged to be mentally ill and, as a result of that condition, alleged to be gravely disabled or to present a likelihood of serious harm to self or others. Within 48 hours after the completion of the screening investigation, a judge may issue an ex parte order orally or in writing, stating that there is probable cause to believe the respondent is mentally ill and that condition causes the respondent to be gravely disabled or to present a likelihood of serious harm to self or others. The court shall provide findings on which the conclusion is based, appoint an attorney to represent the respondent, and may direct that a peace officer take the respondent into custody and deliver the respondent to the nearest appropriate facility for emergency examination or treatment. The ex parte order shall be provided to the respondent and made a part of the respondent's clinical record. The court shall confirm an oral order in writing within 24 hours after it is issued. (b) The petition required in (a) of this section must allege that the respondent is reasonably believed to present a likelihood of serious harm to self or others or is gravely disabled as a result of mental illness and must specify the factual information on which that belief is based including the names and addresses of all persons known to the petitioner who have knowledge of those facts through personal observation.
AK Stat § 47.30.705 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.705. Emergency detention for evaluation.

(a) A peace officer, a psychiatrist or physician who is licensed to practice in this state or employed by the federal government, or a clinical psychologist licensed by the state Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners who has probable cause to believe that a person is gravely disabled or is suffering from mental illness and is likely to cause serious harm to self or others of such immediate nature that considerations of safety do not allow initiation of involuntary commitment procedures set out in AS 47.30.700, may cause the person to be taken into custody and delivered to the nearest crisis stabilization center as defined in AS 47.32.900 or the nearest evaluation facility. A person taken into custody for emergency evaluation may not be placed in a jail or other correctional facility except for protective custody purposes and only while awaiting transportation to a crisis stabilization center or treatment facility. However, emergency protective custody under this section may not include placement of a minor in a jail or secure facility. The peace officer or mental health professional shall complete an application for examination of the person in custody and be interviewed by a mental health professional at the crisis stabilization center, evaluation facility, or treatment facility. (b) In this section, “minor” means an individual who is under 18 years of age.
AK Stat § 47.30.710 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.710. Examination; hospitalization.

(a) A respondent who is delivered under AS 47.30.700 - 47.30.705 to an evaluation facility, except for delivery to a crisis stabilization center as defined in AS 47.32.900, for emergency examination and treatment shall be examined and evaluated as to mental and physical condition by a mental health professional and by a physician within 24 hours after arrival at the facility. A respondent who is delivered under AS 47.30.705 to a crisis stabilization center shall be examined by a mental health professional as defined in AS 47.30.915 within three hours after arriving at the center. (b) If the mental health professional who performs the emergency examination has reason to believe that the respondent is (1) mentally ill and that condition causes the respondent to be gravely disabled or to present a likelihood of serious harm to self or others, and (2) is in need of care or treatment, the mental health professional may hospitalize the respondent, or arrange for hospitalization, on an emergency basis. If a judicial order has not been obtained under AS 47.30.700, the mental health professional shall apply for an ex parte order authorizing hospitalization for evaluation.
AK Stat § 47.30.715 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.715. Procedure after order.

When a facility receives a proper order for evaluation, it shall accept the order and the respondent for an evaluation period not to exceed 72 hours. The facility shall promptly notify the court of the date and time of the respondent's arrival. The court shall set a date, time, and place for a 30-day commitment hearing, to be held if needed within 72 hours after the respondent's arrival, and the court shall notify the facility, the respondent, the respondent's attorney, and the prosecuting attorney of the hearing arrangements. Evaluation personnel, when used, shall similarly notify the court of the date and time when they first met with the respondent.
AK Stat § 47.30.720 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.720. Release before expiration of 72-hour period.

If at any time in the course of the 72-hour period the mental health professionals conducting the evaluation determine that the respondent does not meet the standards for commitment specified in AS 47.30.700, the respondent shall be discharged from the facility or the place of evaluation by evaluation personnel and the petitioner and the court so notified.
AK Stat § 47.30.725 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.725. Rights; notification.

(a) When a respondent is detained for evaluation under AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915, the respondent shall be immediately notified orally and in writing of the rights under this section. Notification must be in a language understood by the respondent. The respondent's guardian, if any, and if the respondent requests, an adult designated by the respondent, shall also be notified of the respondent's rights under this section. (b) Unless a respondent is released or voluntarily admitted for treatment within 72 hours of arrival at the facility or, if the respondent is evaluated by evaluation personnel, within 72 hours from the beginning of the respondent's meeting with evaluation personnel, the respondent is entitled to a court hearing to be set for not later than the end of that 72-hour period to determine whether there is cause for detention after the 72 hours have expired for up to an additional 30 days on the grounds that the respondent is mentally ill, and as a result presents a likelihood of serious harm to the respondent or others, or is gravely disabled. The facility or evaluation personnel shall give notice to the court of the releases and voluntary admissions under AS 47.30.700 - 47.30.815. (c) The respondent has a right to communicate immediately, at the department's expense, with the respondent's guardian, if any, or an adult designated by the respondent and the attorney designated in the ex parte order, or an attorney of the respondent's choice. (d) The respondent has the right to be represented by an attorney, to present evidence, and to cross-examine witnesses who testify against the respondent at the hearing. (e) The respondent has the right to be free of the effects of medication and other forms of treatment to the maximum extent possible before the 30-day commitment hearing; however, the facility or evaluation personnel may treat the respondent with medication under prescription by a licensed physician or by a less restrictive alternative of the respondent's preference if, in the opinion of a licensed physician in the case of medication, or of a mental health professional in the case of alternative treatment, the treatment is necessary to (1) prevent bodily harm to the respondent or others; (2) prevent such deterioration of the respondent's mental condition that subsequent treatment might not enable the respondent to recover; or (3) allow the respondent to prepare for and participate in the proceedings. (f) A respondent, if represented by counsel, may waive, orally or in writing, the 72-hour time limit on the 30-day commitment hearing and have the hearing set for a date no more than seven calendar days after arrival at the facility. The respondent's counsel shall immediately notify the court of the waiver.
AK Stat § 47.30.730 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.730. Petition for 30-day commitment.

(a) In the course of the 72-hour evaluation period, a petition for commitment to a treatment facility may be filed in court. The petition must be signed by two mental health professionals who have examined the respondent, one of whom is a physician. The petition must (1) allege that the respondent is mentally ill and as a result is likely to cause harm to self or others or is gravely disabled; (2) allege that the evaluation staff has considered but has not found that there are any less restrictive alternatives available that would adequately protect the respondent or others; or, if a less restrictive involuntary form of treatment is sought, specify the treatment and the basis for supporting it; (3) allege with respect to a gravely disabled respondent that there is reason to believe that the respondent's mental condition could be improved by the course of treatment sought; (4) allege that a specified treatment facility or less restrictive alternative that is appropriate to the respondent's condition has agreed to accept the respondent; (5) allege that the respondent has been advised of the need for, but has not accepted, voluntary treatment, and request that the court commit the respondent to the specified treatment facility or less restrictive alternative for a period not to exceed 30 days; (6) list the prospective witnesses who will testify in support of commitment or involuntary treatment; and (7) list the facts and specific behavior of the respondent supporting the allegation in (1) of this subsection. (b) A copy of the petition shall be served on the respondent, the respondent's attorney, and the respondent's guardian, if any, before the 30-day commitment hearing.
AK Stat § 47.30.735 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 30. Mental Health|Article 9. Involuntary Admission for Treatment.|Sec. 47.30.735. 30-day commitment; hearing.

(a) Upon receipt of a proper petition for commitment, the court shall hold a hearing at the date and time previously specified according to procedures set out in AS 47.30.715. (b) The hearing shall be conducted in a physical setting least likely to have a harmful effect on the mental or physical health of the respondent, within practical limits. At the hearing, in addition to other rights specified in AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915, the respondent has the right (1) to be present at the hearing; this right may be waived only with the respondent's informed consent; if the respondent is incapable of giving informed consent, the respondent may be excluded from the hearing only if the court, after hearing, finds that the incapacity exists and that there is a substantial likelihood that the respondent's presence at the hearing would be severely injurious to the respondent's mental or physical health; (2) to view and copy all petitions and reports in the court file of the respondent's case; (3) to have the hearing open or closed to the public as the respondent elects; (4) to have the rules of evidence and civil procedure applied so as to provide for the informal but efficient presentation of evidence; (5) to have an interpreter if the respondent does not understand English; (6) to present evidence on the respondent's behalf; (7) to cross-examine witnesses who testify against the respondent; (8) to remain silent; (9) to call experts and other witnesses to testify on the respondent's behalf. (c) At the conclusion of the hearing the court may commit the respondent to a treatment facility for not more than 30 days if it finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent is mentally ill and as a result is likely to cause harm to the respondent or others or is gravely disabled. (d) If the court finds that there is a viable less restrictive alternative available and that the respondent has been advised of and refused voluntary treatment through the alternative, the court may order the less restrictive alternative treatment for not more than 30 days if the program accepts the respondent. (e) The court shall specifically state to the respondent, and give the respondent written notice, that if commitment or other involuntary treatment beyond the 30 days is to be sought, the respondent has the right to a full hearing or jury trial.