36-540.02 - Arizona Statutes

36-540.02. Transfer of gravely disabled person without a guardian from a mental health treatment agency to another health care facility A. A person who does not have a guardian under the provisions of section 14-5312.01 and who has been found by the court to be gravely disabled and ordered to undergo treatment pursuant to this article may receive care in another health care institution licensed by the department during the course of the person's court-ordered treatment in accordance with department rules. B. The deputy director, with the approval of the director, shall adopt rules pertaining to persons described in subsection A of this section to provide for their alternative care in another health care institution licensed by the department during the course of court-ordered treatment. The rules shall allow transfer of patients from a mental health treatment agency to another health care institution, transfer from one such institution to another and return to a mental health treatment agency.