| Inpatient commitment law (19/34: Grade C-) |
|---|
| Criteria |
(10/25) |
Comment |
| Gravely disabled standard |
(10/10) |
Yes. OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.01(B)(3). |
| Need-for-treatment standard |
(0/15) |
No. |
| Citizen's right to petition |
(5/5) |
Comment |
| May family member directly petition court for inpatient commitment? |
(3/3) |
Yes. Petition for evaluation by "any person" under OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.11. leads to commitment hearing. |
| 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. OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.15(C). |
| Allow initial commitment order to exceed 30 days? |
(3/3) |
Yes. |
| Outpatient commitment law (30/34: Grade A) |
|---|
| Statutory authority for outpatient commitment? |
(4/4) |
Yes. OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.15(C)(4). |
| Criteria sufficiently broad to provide access? |
(20/20) |
Criteria enables outpatient treatment to be used upon hospital discharge as well as directly from the community. OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.01(B)(1-5). |
| Procedures sufficiently explained to guide practice? |
(5/5) |
Yes |
| Allow initial order to exceed 90 days? |
(0/2) |
No. 90 days. OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.15(C). |
| Allow initial order to exceed 180 days? |
(0/2) |
No. |
| Allow renewal to exceed 180 days? |
(1/1) |
Yes. Continued commitment order requires re-hearing after two years. OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.15(H). |
| Emergency evaluation law (12/12: Grade A+) |
|---|
| Criteria aligned with state commitment standard? |
(8/8) |
Yes. OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.11. |
| Citizens’ right to petition? |
(4/4) |
Yes. "Any person." OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5122.11. |
