2020 Idaho Code
Title 16 - JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 24 - CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Section 16-2419 - EFFECT OF INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT ORDERS ON PARENTAL RIGHTS AND CUSTODY.

Universal Citation: ID Code § 16-2419 (2020)

16-2419. EFFECT OF INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT ORDERS ON PARENTAL RIGHTS AND CUSTODY. If an order for involuntary treatment is issued, the parents, guardian or custodian of the child will retain all parental rights, including legal custody of the child, or the orders for involuntary treatment and disposition. The department of health and welfare shall acquire physical custody of the child and the right to determine the disposition and placement of the child whenever the placement requires the expenditure of public funds as provided in section 16-2415, Idaho Code, consistent with the plan of treatment approved by the court.

History:

[16-2419, added 1997, ch. 404, sec. 1, p. 1292; am. 2005, ch. 307, sec. 6, p. 959.]

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