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HOUSE
FILE
2114
BY
A.
MEYER
and
LATHAM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
parent
or
legal
guardian
of
a
child
to
1
have
the
child
committed
for
substance
use
or
mental
health
2
treatment.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
125.33,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
125.33
Voluntary
treatment
of
persons
adults
with
a
substance
3
use
disorder.
4
1.
A
person
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“adult”
means
an
5
individual
who
is
eighteen
years
of
age
or
older.
6
2.
An
adult
with
a
substance
use
disorder
may
apply
for
7
voluntary
treatment
or
rehabilitation
services
directly
to
a
8
facility
or
to
a
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
9
physician
and
surgeon
or
to
a
mental
health
professional.
If
10
the
proposed
patient
is
a
minor
or
an
incompetent
person
,
a
11
parent,
a
legal
guardian,
or
other
legal
representative
may
12
make
the
application.
The
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
or
13
osteopathic
physician
and
surgeon,
mental
health
professional,
14
or
any
employee
or
person
acting
under
the
direction
or
15
supervision
of
the
physician
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
16
physician
and
surgeon,
mental
health
professional,
or
facility
17
shall
not
report
or
disclose
the
name
of
the
person
adult
or
18
the
fact
that
treatment
was
requested
or
has
been
undertaken
19
to
any
law
enforcement
officer
or
law
enforcement
agency;
nor
20
shall
such
information
be
admissible
as
evidence
in
any
court,
21
grand
jury,
or
administrative
proceeding
unless
authorized
by
22
the
person
adult
seeking
treatment.
If
the
person
seeking
23
such
treatment
or
rehabilitation
is
a
minor
who
has
personally
24
made
application
for
treatment,
the
fact
that
the
minor
sought
25
treatment
or
rehabilitation
or
is
receiving
treatment
or
26
rehabilitation
services
shall
not
be
reported
or
disclosed
to
27
the
parents
or
legal
guardian
of
such
minor
without
the
minor’s
28
consent,
and
the
minor
may
give
legal
consent
to
receive
such
29
treatment
and
rehabilitation.
30
2.
3.
Subject
to
rules
adopted
by
the
department,
the
31
administrator
or
the
administrator’s
designee
in
charge
of
a
32
facility
may
determine
who
shall
be
admitted
for
treatment
or
33
rehabilitation.
If
a
person
an
adult
is
refused
admission,
34
the
administrator
or
the
administrator’s
designee,
subject
to
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rules
adopted
by
the
department,
shall
refer
the
person
adult
1
to
another
facility
for
treatment
if
possible
and
appropriate.
2
3.
4.
A
person
An
adult
with
a
substance
use
disorder
3
seeking
treatment
or
rehabilitation
and
who
is
either
4
addicted
to
or
dependent
on
a
chemical
substance
may
first
be
5
examined
and
evaluated
by
a
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
6
or
osteopathic
physician
and
surgeon
or
a
mental
health
7
professional
who
may
prescribe,
if
authorized
or
licensed
to
8
do
so,
a
proper
course
of
treatment
and
medication,
if
needed.
9
The
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
10
surgeon
or
mental
health
professional
may
further
prescribe
a
11
course
of
treatment
or
rehabilitation
and
authorize
another
12
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
13
surgeon,
mental
health
professional,
or
facility
to
provide
the
14
prescribed
treatment
or
rehabilitation
services.
Treatment
or
15
rehabilitation
services
may
be
provided
to
a
person
an
adult
16
individually
or
in
a
group.
A
facility
providing
or
engaging
17
in
treatment
or
rehabilitation
shall
not
report
or
disclose
to
18
a
law
enforcement
officer
or
law
enforcement
agency
the
name
19
of
any
person
an
adult
receiving
or
engaged
in
the
treatment
20
or
rehabilitation;
nor
shall
a
person
an
adult
receiving
or
21
participating
in
treatment
or
rehabilitation
report
or
disclose
22
the
name
of
any
other
person
engaged
in
or
receiving
treatment
23
or
rehabilitation
or
that
the
program
is
in
existence,
to
24
a
law
enforcement
officer
or
law
enforcement
agency.
Such
25
information
shall
not
be
admitted
in
evidence
in
any
court,
26
grand
jury,
or
administrative
proceeding.
However,
a
person
27
an
adult
engaged
in
or
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation
28
may
authorize
the
disclosure
of
the
person’s
adult’s
name
and
29
individual
participation.
30
4.
5.
If
a
patient
an
adult
receiving
inpatient
or
31
residential
care
leaves
a
facility,
the
patient
shall
be
32
encouraged
to
consent
to
appropriate
outpatient
or
halfway
33
house
treatment.
If
it
appears
to
the
administrator
in
34
charge
of
the
facility
that
the
patient
is
a
person
with
has
a
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substance
use
disorder
who
and
requires
help,
the
director
may
1
arrange
for
assistance
in
obtaining
supportive
services.
2
5.
6.
If
a
patient
leaves
a
facility,
with
or
against
3
the
advice
of
the
administrator
in
charge
of
the
facility,
4
the
director
may
make
reasonable
provisions
for
the
patient’s
5
transportation
to
another
facility
or
to
the
patient’s
home.
6
If
the
patient
has
no
home,
the
patient
shall
be
assisted
in
7
obtaining
shelter.
If
the
patient
is
a
minor
or
an
incompetent
8
person
,
the
request
for
discharge
from
an
inpatient
facility
9
shall
be
made
by
a
parent,
legal
guardian,
or
other
legal
10
representative,
or
by
the
minor
or
incompetent
person
patient
11
if
the
patient
was
the
original
applicant.
12
6.
7.
Any
person
who
reports
or
discloses
the
name
of
a
13
person
an
adult
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation
services
14
to
a
law
enforcement
officer
or
law
enforcement
agency
or
15
any
person
individual
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation
16
services
who
discloses
the
name
of
any
other
person
individual
17
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation
services
without
the
18
written
consent
of
the
person
in
violation
of
the
provisions
of
19
this
section
individual
shall
upon
conviction
be
guilty
of
a
20
simple
misdemeanor.
21
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
125.33A
Treatment
of
minors
with
a
22
substance
use
disorder.
23
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“minor”
means
an
individual
24
who
is
under
eighteen
years
of
age.
25
2.
A
minor
with
a
substance
use
disorder,
or
the
minor’s
26
parent,
legal
guardian,
or
other
legal
representative,
may
27
apply
for
treatment
or
rehabilitation
services
directly
to
a
28
facility
or
to
a
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
29
physician
and
surgeon
or
to
a
mental
health
professional.
The
30
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
31
surgeon,
mental
health
professional,
or
any
employee
or
person
32
acting
under
the
direction
or
supervision
of
the
physician
33
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
surgeon,
mental
34
health
professional,
or
facility
shall
not
report
or
disclose
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the
minor’s
name
or
the
fact
that
treatment
was
requested
or
1
has
been
undertaken
to
any
law
enforcement
officer
or
law
2
enforcement
agency;
nor
shall
such
information
be
admissible
as
3
evidence
in
any
court,
grand
jury,
or
administrative
proceeding
4
unless
authorized
by
the
minor
seeking
treatment.
5
3.
a.
Subject
to
rules
adopted
by
the
department,
the
6
administrator
or
the
administrator’s
designee
in
charge
of
a
7
facility
may
determine
who
shall
be
admitted
for
treatment
or
8
rehabilitation.
9
b.
If
a
minor
is
refused
admission
to
a
facility,
the
10
administrator
or
the
administrator’s
designee,
subject
to
rules
11
adopted
by
the
department,
shall
refer
the
minor
to
another
12
facility
for
treatment
if
possible
and
appropriate.
13
c.
A
minor’s
admission
to
a
facility
shall
not
be
subject
to
14
court
jurisdiction
unless
the
minor
and
the
minor’s
parents,
15
legal
guardians,
or
custodians
refuse
to
consent
to
the
minor’s
16
admission.
17
4.
A
minor
with
a
substance
use
disorder
seeking
treatment
18
or
rehabilitation
and
who
is
either
addicted
to
or
dependent
19
on
a
chemical
substance
may
first
be
examined
and
evaluated
by
20
a
licensed
physician
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
21
surgeon
or
a
mental
health
professional
who
may
prescribe,
if
22
authorized
or
licensed
to
do
so,
a
proper
course
of
treatment
23
and
medication,
if
needed.
The
licensed
physician
and
24
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
surgeon
or
mental
health
25
professional
may
further
prescribe
a
course
of
treatment
or
26
rehabilitation
and
authorize
another
licensed
physician
and
27
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
surgeon,
mental
health
28
professional,
or
facility
to
provide
the
prescribed
treatment
29
or
rehabilitation
services.
Treatment
or
rehabilitation
30
services
may
be
provided
to
a
minor
individually
or
in
a
group.
31
A
facility
providing
or
engaging
in
treatment
or
rehabilitation
32
shall
not
report
or
disclose
to
a
law
enforcement
officer
33
or
law
enforcement
agency
the
name
of
a
minor
receiving
or
34
engaged
in
the
treatment
or
rehabilitation;
nor
shall
a
minor
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receiving
or
participating
in
treatment
or
rehabilitation
1
report
or
disclose
the
name
of
any
other
individual
engaged
in
2
or
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation
or
that
the
program
is
3
in
existence,
to
a
law
enforcement
officer
or
law
enforcement
4
agency.
Such
information
shall
not
be
admitted
in
evidence
in
5
any
court,
grand
jury,
or
administrative
proceeding.
However,
6
a
minor
engaged
in
or
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation,
7
or
the
minor’s
parent,
legal
guardian,
or
other
legal
8
representative,
may
authorize
the
disclosure
of
the
minor’s
9
name
and
individual
participation.
10
5.
If
a
minor
receiving
inpatient
or
residential
care
11
leaves
a
facility,
the
minor
shall
be
encouraged
to
consent
12
to
appropriate
outpatient
or
halfway
house
treatment.
If
it
13
appears
to
the
administrator
in
charge
of
the
facility
that
14
the
minor
has
a
substance
use
disorder
and
requires
help,
the
15
director
may
arrange
for
assistance
in
obtaining
supportive
16
services.
17
6.
If
a
minor
admitted
to
a
facility
leaves
the
facility,
18
with
or
against
the
advice
of
the
administrator
in
charge
of
19
the
facility,
the
director
shall
make
reasonable
provisions
20
for
the
minor’s
transportation
to
another
facility
or
to
the
21
minor’s
home.
If
the
minor
has
no
home,
the
minor
shall
be
22
assisted
in
obtaining
shelter.
The
request
for
a
minor’s
23
discharge
from
an
inpatient
facility
shall
be
made
by
a
parent,
24
legal
guardian,
or
other
legal
representative,
or
by
the
minor
25
if
the
minor
was
the
original
applicant.
26
7.
Any
person
who
reports
or
discloses
the
name
of
a
27
minor
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation
services
to
a
28
law
enforcement
officer
or
law
enforcement
agency
or
any
29
individual
receiving
treatment
or
rehabilitation
services
who
30
discloses
the
name
of
any
other
individual
receiving
treatment
31
or
rehabilitation
services
without
the
written
consent
of
the
32
individual
shall
be
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
229.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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229.2
Application
for
adult
voluntary
admission
——
authority
1
to
receive
adult
voluntary
patients.
2
1.
a.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“adult”
means
an
3
individual
who
is
eighteen
years
of
age
or
older.
4
2.
An
application
for
admission
to
a
public
or
private
5
hospital
for
observation,
diagnosis,
care,
and
treatment
as
6
a
voluntary
patient
may
be
made
by
any
person
adult
who
is
7
mentally
ill
or
has
symptoms
of
mental
illness.
8
b.
In
the
case
of
a
minor,
the
parent,
guardian,
or
9
custodian
may
make
application
for
admission
of
the
minor
as
a
10
voluntary
patient.
11
(1)
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
voluntary
admission
12
of
a
minor,
the
chief
medical
officer
shall
provide
separate
13
prescreening
interviews
and
consultations
with
the
parent,
14
guardian,
or
custodian
and
the
minor
to
assess
the
family
15
environment
and
the
appropriateness
of
the
application
for
16
admission.
17
(2)
During
the
interview
and
consultation
the
chief
medical
18
officer
shall
inform
the
minor
orally
and
in
writing
that
the
19
minor
has
a
right
to
object
to
the
admission.
If
the
chief
20
medical
officer
of
the
hospital
to
which
application
is
made
21
determines
that
the
admission
is
appropriate
but
the
minor
22
objects
to
the
admission,
the
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
23
must
petition
the
juvenile
court
for
approval
of
the
admission
24
before
the
minor
is
actually
admitted.
25
(3)
As
soon
as
is
practicable
after
the
filing
of
a
26
petition
for
juvenile
court
approval
of
the
admission
of
the
27
minor,
the
juvenile
court
shall
determine
whether
the
minor
28
has
an
attorney
to
represent
the
minor
in
the
hospitalization
29
proceeding,
and
if
not,
the
court
shall
assign
to
the
minor
30
an
attorney.
If
the
minor
is
financially
unable
to
pay
31
for
an
attorney,
the
attorney
shall
be
compensated
by
an
32
administrative
services
organization
at
an
hourly
rate
to
be
33
established
by
the
administrative
services
organization
in
34
substantially
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
section
815.7
.
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(4)
The
juvenile
court
shall
determine
whether
the
1
admission
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the
minor
and
is
2
consistent
with
the
minor’s
rights.
3
(5)
The
juvenile
court
shall
order
hospitalization
of
a
4
minor,
over
the
minor’s
objections,
only
after
a
hearing
in
5
which
it
is
shown
by
clear
and
convincing
evidence
that:
6
(a)
The
minor
needs
and
will
substantially
benefit
from
7
treatment.
8
(b)
No
other
setting
which
involves
less
restriction
of
the
9
minor’s
liberties
is
feasible
for
the
purposes
of
treatment.
10
(6)
Upon
approval
of
the
admission
of
a
minor
over
the
11
minor’s
objections,
the
juvenile
court
shall
appoint
an
12
individual
to
act
as
an
advocate
representing
the
interests
of
13
the
minor
in
the
same
manner
as
an
advocate
representing
the
14
interests
of
patients
involuntarily
hospitalized
pursuant
to
15
section
229.19
.
16
2.
Upon
receiving
an
application
for
admission
as
a
17
voluntary
patient,
made
pursuant
to
subsection
1
:
18
a.
The
chief
medical
officer
of
a
public
hospital
shall
19
receive
and
may
admit
the
person
adult
whose
admission
is
20
sought,
subject
in
cases
other
than
medical
emergencies
to
21
availability
of
suitable
accommodations
and
to
the
provisions
22
of
section
229.41
.
23
b.
The
chief
medical
officer
of
a
private
hospital
may
24
receive
and
may
admit
the
person
adult
whose
admission
is
25
sought.
26
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
229.2B
Application
for
admission
of
27
minor
——
authority
to
receive
minor
patients.
28
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“minor”
means
an
individual
29
under
eighteen
years
of
age.
30
2.
An
application
for
admission
to
a
public
or
private
31
hospital
for
observation,
diagnosis,
care,
and
treatment
as
a
32
voluntary
patient
may
be
made
by
a
minor
who
is
mentally
ill
or
33
has
symptoms
of
mental
illness,
or
the
minor’s
parent,
legal
34
guardian,
or
custodian.
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3.
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
voluntary
admission
1
of
a
minor,
the
chief
medical
officer
of
the
hospital
shall
2
provide
separate
prescreening
interviews
and
consultations
with
3
the
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
and
the
minor
to
assess
the
4
family
environment
and
the
appropriateness
of
the
application
5
for
admission.
6
4.
a.
The
chief
medical
officer
of
a
public
hospital
7
shall
receive
and
may
admit
a
minor
whose
admission
is
sought,
8
subject
in
cases
other
than
medical
emergencies
to
availability
9
of
suitable
accommodations
and
to
the
provisions
of
section
10
229.41.
11
b.
The
chief
medical
officer
of
a
private
hospital
may
12
receive
and
may
admit
a
minor
whose
admission
is
sought.
13
5.
A
minor’s
admission
to
a
hospital
shall
not
be
subject
to
14
court
jurisdiction
unless
the
minor
and
the
minor’s
parents,
15
legal
guardians,
or
custodians
refuse
to
consent
to
the
minor’s
16
admission.
17
6.
If
a
minor
is
admitted
to
a
hospital
over
the
minor’s
18
objections,
the
chief
medical
officer
of
the
hospital
19
admitting
the
minor
shall
notify
the
juvenile
court
and
20
the
juvenile
court
shall
appoint
an
individual
to
act
as
an
21
advocate
representing
the
interests
of
the
minor
in
the
same
22
manner
as
an
advocate
representing
the
interests
of
patients
23
involuntarily
hospitalized
pursuant
to
section
229.19.
24
Sec.
5.
Section
229.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
25
to
read
as
follows:
26
2.
If
the
patient
is
a
minor
who
was
admitted
on
the
27
application
of
the
patient’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
28
pursuant
to
section
229.2,
subsection
1
229.2B
,
the
patient’s
29
release
prior
to
becoming
eighteen
years
of
age
may
be
30
conditioned
upon
the
consent
of
the
parent,
guardian,
or
31
custodian
,
or
upon
the
approval
of
the
juvenile
court
if
the
32
admission
was
approved
by
the
juvenile
court
.
33
Sec.
6.
Section
229.6A,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2026,
are
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
Notwithstanding
section
229.11
,
the
juvenile
court
has
1
exclusive
original
jurisdiction
in
proceedings
concerning
2
a
minor
for
whom
an
application
is
filed
under
section
3
229.6
or
for
whom
an
application
for
voluntary
admission
is
4
made
under
section
229.2,
subsection
1
,
to
which
the
minor
5
objects
.
In
proceedings
under
this
chapter
concerning
a
minor,
6
notwithstanding
section
229.11
,
the
term
“court”
,
“judge”
,
or
7
“clerk”
means
the
juvenile
court,
judge,
or
clerk.
8
3.
It
is
the
intent
of
this
chapter
that
when
a
minor
is
9
involuntarily
or
voluntarily
hospitalized
,
or
hospitalized
10
with
juvenile
court
approval
over
the
minor’s
objection
the
11
minor’s
family
shall
be
included
in
counseling
sessions
offered
12
during
the
minor’s
stay
in
a
hospital
when
feasible.
Prior
13
to
the
discharge
of
the
minor
,
the
juvenile
court
may,
after
14
a
hearing,
order
that
the
minor’s
family
be
evaluated
and
15
receive
therapy
ordered
if
the
juvenile
court
finds
therapy
is
16
necessary
to
facilitate
the
return
of
the
minor
to
the
family
17
setting.
18
Sec.
7.
Section
229.41,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
229.41
Voluntary
admission
——
state
mental
health
institute.
21
Persons
making
application
pursuant
to
section
229.2
or
22
229.2B
on
their
own
behalf
or
on
behalf
of
another
person
23
who
is
under
eighteen
years
of
age,
if
the
person
whose
24
admission
is
sought
is
received
for
observation
and
treatment
25
on
the
application,
shall
be
required
to
pay
the
costs
of
26
hospitalization
at
rates
established
by
the
department.
The
27
costs
may
be
collected
weekly
in
advance
and
shall
be
payable
28
to
the
state
mental
health
institute.
The
collections
shall
29
be
remitted
to
the
department
monthly
to
be
credited
to
the
30
general
fund
of
the
state.
31
Sec.
8.
Section
321J.3,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
32
to
read
as
follows:
33
3.
The
state
department
of
transportation,
in
cooperation
34
with
the
judicial
branch,
shall
adopt
rules,
pursuant
to
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the
procedure
in
section
125.33
or
125.33A
,
regarding
the
1
assignment
of
persons
ordered
under
section
321J.17
to
submit
2
to
substance
use
disorder
evaluation
and
treatment.
The
rules
3
shall
be
applicable
only
to
persons
other
than
those
committed
4
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
5
under
section
321J.2
.
The
rules
shall
be
consistent
with
the
6
practices
and
procedures
of
the
judicial
branch
in
sentencing
7
persons
to
substance
use
disorder
evaluation
and
treatment
8
under
section
321J.2
.
The
rules
shall
include
the
requirement
9
that
the
treatment
programs
utilized
by
a
person
pursuant
to
an
10
order
of
the
department
of
transportation
meet
the
licensure
11
standards
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
12
substance
use
disorder
treatment
programs
under
chapter
125
.
13
The
rules
shall
also
include
provisions
for
payment
of
costs
by
14
the
offenders,
including
insurance
reimbursement
on
behalf
of
15
offenders,
or
other
forms
of
funding,
and
shall
also
address
16
reporting
requirements
of
the
facility,
consistent
with
the
17
provisions
of
sections
125.84
and
125.86
.
The
department
of
18
transportation
shall
be
entitled
to
treatment
information
19
contained
in
reports
to
the
department
of
transportation,
20
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
chapter
125
that
would
21
restrict
department
access
to
treatment
information
and
22
records.
23
Sec.
9.
Section
331.910,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
24
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
a.
An
administrative
services
organization
may
contract
with
26
a
receiving
agency
in
a
bordering
state
to
secure
substance
27
use
disorder
or
mental
health
care
and
treatment
under
this
28
subsection
for
persons
who
receive
substance
use
disorder
or
29
mental
health
care
and
treatment
pursuant
to
section
125.33
,
30
125.33A,
125.91
,
229.2
,
229.2B,
or
229.22
.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
Under
current
law,
if
a
minor
refuses
to
receive
treatment
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or
rehabilitation
services
(SUD
treatment)
for
the
child’s
1
substance
use
disorder,
or
refuses
observation,
diagnosis,
2
care,
or
treatment
(mental
health
treatment)
for
the
child’s
3
mental
health
disorder,
the
child’s
parents,
or
any
other
4
interested
person,
need
to
obtain
a
court
order
to
have
the
5
child
committed
for
SUD
treatment
or
mental
health
treatment.
6
This
bill
authorizes
a
parent,
legal
guardian,
or
custodian
7
of
a
child
to
have
the
child
committed
over
the
objections
of
8
the
child
for
SUD
treatment,
mental
health
treatment,
or
both.
9
Judicial
proceedings
will
not
be
required
to
commit
a
child
10
unless
both
the
child
and
the
child’s
parents,
legal
guardians,
11
or
custodians
object
to
the
commitment.
12
If
a
minor
is
admitted
for
SUD
treatment
or
mental
health
13
treatment
over
the
minor’s
objections,
the
chief
medical
14
officer
of
the
hospital
admitting
the
minor
must
notify
the
15
juvenile
court,
and
the
juvenile
court
must
appoint
an
advocate
16
for
the
minor.
17
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes
to
Code
sections
125.33,
18
229.2,
229.4,
229.6A,
229.41,
321J.3,
and
331.910.
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