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Idaho Code § 16-2409

Conversion from involuntary to voluntary status

Known as the Children’s Mental Health Services Act

The act spans §§ 16–16 (35 sections).

I.C., § 16-2409, as added by 1997, ch. 404, § 1, p. 1281; am. 2005, ch. 307, § 2, p. 956.

Upon approval by the court, a child who is subject to involuntary treatment under this chapter may at any time convert to a voluntary status if informed consent to treatment can be obtained from his parent or guardian. The court shall approve conversion from involuntary to voluntary status if the court finds that:

(1) The child is not likely to cause harm to himself or suffer substantial mental or physical deterioration; and (1)(a) The child is not likely to cause harm to himself or suffer substantial mental or physical deterioration; and

(2) The child is not likely to cause harm to others; or

(3) The conversion from involuntary to voluntary status is in the best interests of the child and consistent with the requirements of public safety.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.