2005 Minnesota Statutes - 253B.064 — Court-ordered early intervention; preliminary procedures.

     253B.064 Court-ordered early intervention; preliminary 
  procedures. 


    Subdivision 1.    General.  (a) An interested person may 
 apply to the designated agency for early intervention of a 
 proposed patient in the county of the patient's residence or 
 presence.  If the designated agency determines that early 
 intervention may be appropriate, a prepetition screening report 
 must be prepared pursuant to section 253B.07, subdivision 1.  
 The county attorney may file a petition for early intervention 
 following the procedures of section 253B.07, subdivision 2. 


    (b) The proposed patient is entitled to representation by 
 counsel, pursuant to section 253B.03, subdivision 9.  The 
 proposed patient shall be examined by an examiner, and has the 
 right to a second independent examiner, pursuant to section 
 253B.07, subdivisions 3 and 5. 


    Subd. 2.    Prehearing examination; failure to appear.  
 If a proposed patient fails to appear for the examination, the 
 court may: 


    (1) reschedule the examination; or 


    (2) deem the failure to appear as a waiver of the proposed 
 patient's right to an examination and consider the failure to 
 appear when deciding the merits of the petition for early 
 intervention. 


    Subd. 3.    County option.  Nothing in sections 253B.064 
 to 253B.066 requires a county to use early intervention 
 procedures. 


    HIST: 1997 c 217 art 1 s 36