P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 6156d

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§ 6156d. Involuntary admission; compulsory treatment

Any adult who meets the necessary criteria to receive transitional services and represents an immediate risk to the self or others, or to property, according to the evaluations and recommendations of the psychiatrist and the inter- or multidisciplinary team, but who does not consent nor is capable of giving consent to such services, shall be object of a petition for compulsory treatment or involuntary admission before the court, pursuant to the proceedings provided in this chapter for to that effect.

History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 5.05, eff. 90 days after Oct. 2, 2000.