Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 27A-15-37 and 27A-15-41, if the board of mental illness orders an initial commitment or a continued commitment, it may also schedule at the time of such initial commitment hearing or at the time of such review hearing and without further notice, a review hearing in addition to the statutory review hearings provided in § 27A-15-41, to determine whether the minor continues to meet the criteria in § 27A-15-37. The rights, procedures, and findings required in § 27A-15-41 shall apply to such additional review hearing. No temporary periods of involuntary commitment may be authorized.

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Source: SL 1991, ch 220, § 332.