1. At least once every one hundred eighty days, the head of each mental health facility shall cause the condition of each patient to be reviewed for the purpose of determining whether the patient needs further hospitalization or should be released. If, as a result of such review, it is determined that inpatient care, treatment and rehabilitation are no longer appropriate, the head of the facility shall discharge, or initiate proceedings to discharge, the patient. If a patient meets the criteria for placement, the head of the facility shall refer him for placement.

2. In making the review required by this section, the head of the facility shall satisfy himself that the patient is receiving care, treatment or rehabilitation in the least restrictive environment available.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 632.175

  • 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.
  • Guardian: if used in a section in a context relating to property rights or obligations, means conservator of the estate as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. If the patient has a guardian, copies of this review and the person‘s individualized treatment plan shall be sent to the guardian and the court.

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