Interest of B.L.S.
Docket Info
- Title
- In the Interest of B.L.S.
Rick Eckroth, Petitioner and Appellee
v.
B.L.S., Respondent and Appellant - Case Type
- MENTAL HEALTH APPEAL : MENTAL HEALTH
- Appeal From
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Case No. 06-R-155
South Central Judicial District, Morton County
Gail Hagerty
Highlight
After a request to treat with medication has been made, an independent physician or psychiatrist must certify that the proposed treatment is clinically appropriate and necessary, that the patient was offered the treatment and refused it, that the prescribed medication is the least restrictive form necessary to meet the patient's needs, and that the benefits of treatment outweigh the known risks.
Mental health respondents are entitled to adequate notice and the opportunity to prepare to address the involuntary treatment with medication.
A district court cannot order medications which have not been noticed in the request to treat with medication and have not been certified as clinically appropriate and necessary by a second physician or psychiatrist.
The involuntary treatment with medication is not limited to psychotropic medications used to treat mental illness.
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| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09/08/2006 | NOTICE OF APPEAL : 09/08/2006 | |
| 2 | 09/08/2006 | MOTION FOR Temporary Stay and Specifications of Error | |
| 3 | 09/08/2006 | ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : Sandstrom, Dale V. | |
| 4 | 09/08/2006 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Mot. to Stay) - Denied | |
| 5 | 09/08/2006 | RECORD ON APPEAL & 3 tapes | |
| 6 | 09/11/2006 | SITTING WITH THE COURT : Hodny, William F. | |
| 7 | 09/12/2006 | APPELLANT BRIEF | View |
| 8 | 09/12/2006 | APPELLANT APPENDIX | |
| 9 | 09/12/2006 | CD-Rom - ATB | |
| 10 | 09/14/2006 | Cassette tapes of treatment hearing of 9-5-06(three tapes labled 1-a; 1-b; & 1-c) | |
| 11 | 09/14/2006 | APPELLEE BRIEF | View |
| 12 | 09/14/2006 | DISK - AEB | |
| 13 | 09/15/2006 | Notice of Appellant to be present at hearing | |
| 14 | 09/20/2006 | Notice of Issue Under Rule 42(c) of the N.D.R.App.P. & Motion to Dismiss Specific Issue | |
| 15 | 09/21/2006 | Response to Notice of Issue under Rule 42(c), N.D.R.App.P. and Motion to Dismiss | |
| 16 | 09/21/2006 | APPEARANCES: Gregory I. Runge, B.L.S.; Brian D. Grosinger | |
| 17 | 09/21/2006 | ARGUED: Runge; Grosinger | |
| 18 | 10/20/2006 | DISPOSITION | |
| 19 | 10/20/2006 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning | View |
| 20 | 10/20/2006 | NO ACTION TAKEN (MOT/Notice of Issue under Rule 42(c)) | |
| 21 | 10/20/2006 | Judgment Mailed to Parties | |
| 22 | 10/20/2006 | MANDATE | |
| 23 | 10/25/2006 | RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE | |
| 24 | 02/15/2017 | EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed |