Tuesday, July 9, 2013

LRA

Less Restrictive Alternatives At any point the petitioners can ask that the patient be on a Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA), court-ordered treatment outside of the facility. Conditions the patient must comply with include living at a specific address, maintaining compliance with treatment, taking medications as prescribed, refraining from threats or acts of harm to self, others or property, as well as maintaining one's own health and safety in the community. Possession of firearms is prohibited. Failure to comply with any of the LRA conditions results in being returned to the facility for a revocation hearing. The rights in Step 1 apply to revocation hearings. If the LRA is revoked, the patient is detained at the facility for the remainder of the commitment period (e.g., revoked 30 days into a 90 day LRA = 60 days at the facility). The patient may later be re-released on a new LRA. LRAs can be extended in 180 day increments (they start with 90 or 180 days).

http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/wa-mental-health-system-involuntary-commitment

No comments:

Post a Comment