Nebraska Statutes 71-907. Mentally ill, defined
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Mentally ill means having a psychiatric disorder that involves a severe or substantial impairment of a person‘s thought processes, sensory input, mood balance, memory, or ability to reason which substantially interferes with such person’s ability to meet the ordinary demands of living or interferes with the safety or well-being of others.
Source
- Laws 1977, LB 204, § 27;
- R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1009.01;
- Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 27.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-907
- Mentally ill: means having a psychiatric disorder that involves a severe or substantial impairment of a person's thought processes, sensory input, mood balance, memory, or ability to reason which substantially interferes with such person's ability to meet the ordinary demands of living or interferes with the safety or well-being of others. See Nebraska Statutes 71-907
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801