P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 6155k
Any adult who meets the necessary requirements to receive mental health services, but does not allow it or is not able to allow it, shall be evaluated to determine involuntary admission to a providing institution. Said evaluation shall require the court’s intervention. The court shall order a direct evaluation by a psychiatrist in consultation with the inter or multidisciplinary team, who shall determine if the adult should receive treatment, recovery and rehabilitation for his/her mental disorder.
No person shall be admitted involuntarily, unless there exists clear and convincing evidence to the court’s satisfaction that he/she represents a risk to the self or others, or to property, and needs to be admitted.
History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 4.12, eff. 90 days after Oct. 2, 2000.