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Idaho Code § 66-1404

Criteria for admission

Known as the Secure Treatment Facility Act

The act spans §§ 66-1401 to 66-1407 (7 sections).

I.C., § 66-1404, as added by 2017, ch. 240, § 1, p. 593.

(1) To be admitted to the facility, a person must: Have a primary diagnosis of developmental disability, as determined by the department, and a diagnosis of serious mental illness;

(2) Be an adult;

(3) Meet one (1) of the following grounds: The person is charged with a crime and is committed to the department to undergo evaluation or treatment for competency to stand trial in conformance with chapter 2, title 18, Idaho Code; or

(4) The person is civilly committed to the custody of the department in conformance with chapter 4, title 66, Idaho Code; and

(5) Be found, by a court, to present a substantial threat to the safety of others if not evaluated or treated in a secure facility.

(6) If the court finds that the person meets the criteria for admission, the court shall, as part of the commitment to the department, order that the person is appropriate to be admitted to the facility.

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.