Sec. 3. (a) A petition filed under section 2 of this chapter must include a physician’s written statement that states both of the following:

(1) The physician has examined the individual within the past thirty (30) days.

(2) The physician believes that the individual is:

(A) mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled; and

(B) in need of custody, care, or treatment in a facility for a period expected to be more than ninety (90) days.

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

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

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

     (c) The physician who makes the statement required by subsection (a) may be affiliated with the community mental health center that makes the report required by subsection (b).

     (d) 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.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-10(b) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.40-1994, SEC.58; P.L.6-1995, SEC.25; P.L.24-1997, SEC.58; P.L.215-2001, SEC.73; P.L.141-2006, SEC.68; P.L.9-2020, SEC.8.