| Inpatient commitment law (34/34: Grade A+) |
|---|
| Criteria |
(25/25) |
Comment |
| Gravely disabled standard |
(10/10) |
Yes. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-7-2-96(1). |
| Need-for-treatment standard |
(15/15) |
Yes. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-7-2-96(2). |
| Citizen's right to petition |
(5/5) |
Comment |
| May family member directly petition court for inpatient commitment? |
(3/3) |
Yes. Friend, relative or spouse. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-7-2(b). |
| May other lay adult directly petition court for inpatient commitment? |
(2/2) |
Yes. |
| Duration |
(4/4) |
Comment |
| Allow initial commitment order to exceed 14 days? |
(1/1) |
Yes. 90 days. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-6-8 |
| Allow initial commitment order to exceed 30 days? |
(3/3) |
Yes. |
| Outpatient commitment law (28/34: Grade B+) |
|---|
| Statutory authority for outpatient commitment? |
(4/4) |
Yes. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-14-1. |
| Criteria sufficiently broad to provide access? |
(20/20) |
Yes. Tied to inpatient standard which includes adequate need-for-treatment provision. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-14-1(1). |
| Procedures sufficiently explained to guide practice? |
(3/5) |
No specifics on treatment plan development. Good non-complinace provisions. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-14-4 |
| Allow initial order to exceed 90 days? |
(0/2) |
No. 90 days. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-6-8 |
| Allow initial order to exceed 180 days? |
(0/2) |
No. |
| Allow renewal to exceed 180 days? |
(1/1) |
Yes. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-7-1 |
| Emergency evaluation law (12/12: Grade A+) |
|---|
| Criteria aligned with state commitment standard? |
(8/8) |
Yes. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-5-1(b)(1)(A). |
| Citizens’ right to petition? |
(4/4) |
Yes. IND. CODE ANN. § 12-26-5-1. |
