Sec. 8. (a) If, upon the completion of the hearing and consideration of the record, the court finds that the individual is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled, the court may order the individual to:

(1) be committed to an appropriate facility; or

(2) enter an outpatient treatment program under IC 12-26-14 for a period of not more than ninety (90) days.

     (b) The court’s order must require that the superintendent of the facility or the attending physician file a treatment plan with the court within fifteen (15) days of the individual’s admission to the facility under a commitment order.

     (c) If the commitment ordered under subsection (a) is to a state institution administered by the division of mental health and addiction, the record of commitment proceedings must include a report from a community mental health center stating both of the following:

(1) That the community mental health center has evaluated the individual.

(2) That commitment to a state institution administered by the division of mental health and addiction under this chapter is appropriate.

     (d) The physician who makes the statement required by section 2(c) of this chapter may be affiliated with the community mental health center that submits to the court the report required by subsection (c).

     (e) If a commitment ordered under subsection (a) is to a state institution administered by the division of disability and rehabilitative services, the record of commitment proceedings must include a report from a service coordinator employed by the division of disability and rehabilitative services stating that, based on a diagnostic assessment of the individual, commitment to a state institution administered by the division of disability and rehabilitative services under this chapter is appropriate.

     (f) If the court makes a finding under subsection (a) (including a finding in reference to a child under IC 31-37-18-3), the court shall transmit any information required by the office of judicial administration to the office of judicial administration for transmission to the NICS (as defined in IC 35-47-2.5-2.5) in accordance with IC 33-24-6-3.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-9(h).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.57; P.L.6-1995, SEC.24; P.L.24-1997, SEC.57; P.L.215-2001, SEC.72; P.L.141-2006, SEC.67; P.L.110-2009, SEC.7; P.L.161-2018, SEC.32; P.L.9-2020, SEC.7.