Oklahoma Code § 43A-9-101

Title 43A. Mental Health: Voluntary treatment - Application - Admission -
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Discharge.
A.  1.  An alcohol- or drug-dependent person or his or her court
appointed guardian may apply for voluntary treatment directly to an
approved treatment facility.
2.  A minor may apply for voluntary treatment pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2602 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
3.  A parent of a minor may consent to the voluntary admission
and treatment of the minor directly to an approved treatment
facility for substance abuse treatment.
B.  1.  Subject to rules adopted by the Board of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services, the administrator in charge of an
approved treatment facility may determine who shall be admitted for
treatment.
2.  When a person is refused admission to an approved treatment
facility, the administrator, subject to rules adopted by the Board,
shall refer the person to another approved treatment facility for
treatment if possible and appropriate.
C.  1.  When a consumer receiving inpatient care leaves an
approved treatment facility, the consumer shall be encouraged to
consent to appropriate outpatient or intermediate treatment.
2.  If it appears to the administrator in charge of the approved
treatment facility that the consumer is an alcohol- or drug-
dependent person who requires help, the facility shall arrange for
assistance in obtaining supportive services and residential
facilities if possible and appropriate.
D.  If the consumer is a minor or an incompetent person, the
request for discharge from an inpatient or residential facility
shall be made by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian, or by the
minor if the minor was voluntarily admitted.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 64, § 9.  Amended by Laws 1983, c. 134, § 19,
eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 103, § 93, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
Renumbered from § 2126 of Title 63 by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 104, eff.
Nov. 1, 1986.  Amended by Laws 2002, c. 488, § 47, eff. Nov. 1,
2002; Laws 2005, c. 150, § 69, emerg. eff. May 9, 2005; Laws 2005,
c. 195, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2007, c. 130, § 16, eff. Nov.
1, 2007.

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