Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 25-10-120 - Rights of patients; commitment and treatment of persons being treated by prayer(a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations creating a bill of patient rights and establishing the procedures by which those rights may be enforced, limited or denied. (b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2. (d) No person who is being treated in good faith by spiritual means alone, through prayer, by a duly accredited practitioner in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination may be detained, hospitalized or ordered to receive treatment under this act unless: (i) A court finds by clear and convincing evidence that he is mentally ill; or (ii) If the person is a minor or is incompetent his parent or guardian consents to detention, hospitalization or treatment.