If an order for involuntary treatment is issued, the parents, guardian or custodian of the child will retain all parental rights, including legal custody of the child, or the orders for involuntary treatment and disposition. The department of health and welfare shall acquire physical custody of the child and the right to determine the disposition and placement of the child whenever the placement requires the expenditure of public funds as provided in section 16-2415, Idaho Code, consistent with the plan of treatment approved by the court.
Idaho Code § 16-2419
Effect of involuntary treatment orders on parental rights and custody
Known as the Children’s Mental Health Services Act
The act spans §§ 16-2401 to 16-2434 (35 sections).
I.C., § 16-2419, as added by 1997, ch. 404, § 1, p. 1281; am. 2005, ch. 307, § 6, p. 956.
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.