(a) An evaluation facility or designated treatment facility may not administer psychotropic medication to a patient in a situation that does not involve a crisis under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.838 (a)(1) unless the patient

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.30.836

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(1) has the capacity to give informed consent to the medication, as described in Alaska Stat. § 47.30.837, and gives that consent; the facility shall document the consent in the patient’s medical chart;
(2) authorized the use of psychotropic medication in an advance health care directive properly executed under Alaska Stat. Chapter 13.52 or authorized an agent or surrogate under Alaska Stat. Chapter 13.52 to consent to the use of psychotropic medication for the patient and the agent or surrogate does consent; or
(3) is determined by a court to lack the capacity to give informed consent to the medication and the court approves use of the medication under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.839.
(b) Before administering psychotropic medication to a minor patient under this section, a mental health professional shall consult with a parent or guardian of the minor, evaluate the minor for drug withdrawal and medical psychosis caused by currently prescribed drugs or self-medication, and review all available information regarding the minor’s family history, diet, medications, and other contributing factors.
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