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...The department of mental health and addiction services shall not charge a liable relative under sections 5121.33 and 5121.35 of the Revised Code who has done either of the following: (A) Paid all amounts charged by the department for the care and treatment of a particular patient for fifteen consecutive years; (B) Paid amounts charged by the department for the care and treatment of more than one patient for ...

...tients for which the department of mental health and addiction services may charge a liable relative under sections 5121.33 and 5121.35 of the Revised Code, the department shall not charge a liable relative or group of liable relatives who are members of the same family unit for the support of more than one patient during the same period of time.

...The department shall accept voluntary payments from a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative in excess of a discounted amount charged in accordance with section 5121.35 of the Revised Code.

...ode may petition the department of mental health and addiction services to do the following: (1) Release the person from a charge; (2) Modify or cancel a charge. (B) The department shall respond to a petition in writing and inform the petitioner of whether a release, modification, or cancellation has been approved.

...When a patient is committed to a hospital pursuant to judicial proceedings, the judge ordering the commitment shall: (A) Make a reliable report on the financial condition of the patient and of each liable relative, as provided in rules adopted by the director of mental health and addiction services; (B) Certify the report required under division (A) of this section to the managing officer of the hospital. The...

...e the estate of any patient in a hospital is sufficient for the patient's support and no guardian has been appointed for such estate, the agent of the department of mental health and addiction services shall petition the probate court of the proper county to appoint a guardian.

...ient, or has been a patient in a hospital, or on the death of a person responsible under section 5121.34 of the Revised Code for the support of a patient, the department of mental health and addiction services may waive the presentation of any claim for support against the estate of such decedent, when in its judgment an otherwise dependent person will be directly benefited by the estate. Claims against an est...

...The state shall bear the expense of the burial or cremation of an indigent patient who dies in a hospital if the body is not claimed for interment or cremation at the expense of friends or relatives, or is not delivered for anatomical purposes or for the study of embalming in accordance with section 1713.34 of the Revised Code. The managing officer of the hospital shall provide at the grave of the patient or, if the ...

...n no event may a relative recover in total more than the relative has paid the state, and provided, that in no event is the person from whom recovery is sought obliged to pay at a rate of support higher than the person would have paid had the state proceeded directly against that person.

...client of state-operated community mental health services is an amount determined using guidelines the department of mental health and addiction services shall issue. The guidelines shall be based on cost findings and rate-settings applicable to such services.

...nce of patients confined in state hospitals for persons with mental illnesses, including persons transferred to them from state correctional institutions, and also including persons under indictment or conviction for crime, shall be collected and paid in accordance with sections 5121.30 to 5121.55 of the Revised Code.

...r 5119. of the Revised Code: (A) "Mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life. (B) "Person with a mental illness subject to court order" means a person with a mental illness who, because of the person's illness: (1) Represents a substantial...

...visions of this chapter regarding hospitalization apply to a person who is found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity and is committed pursuant to section 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code to the extent that the provisions are not in conflict with any provision of sections 2945.37 to 2945.402 of the Revised Code. If a provision of this chapter is in conflict with a...

...pears to be, or believes self to be mentally ill may make written application for voluntary admission to the chief medical officer of a hospital. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the application also may be made on behalf of a minor by a parent, a guardian of the person, or the person with custody of the minor, and on behalf of an adult incompetent person by the guardian or the person with c...

...in writing by the patient's counsel, legal guardian, parent, spouse, or adult next of kin shall be released forthwith, except when any of the following is the case: (A) The patient was admitted on the patient's own application and the request for release is made by a person other than the patient, release may be conditional upon the agreement of the patient. (B) The patient was, within the past twelve months, a ...

...r fourteen years of age or older, a mental health professional may provide outpatient mental health services, excluding the use of medication, without the consent or knowledge of the minor's parent or guardian. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the minor's parent or guardian shall not be informed of the services without the minor's consent unless the mental health professional treating the minor determine...

...(A) The chief clinical officer of a hospital may, and the chief clinical officer of a public hospital in all cases of psychiatric medical emergencies, shall receive for observation, diagnosis, care, and treatment any person whose admission is applied for under any of the following procedures: (1) Emergency procedure, as provided in section 5122.10 of the Revised Code; (2) Judicial procedure as provided in sectio...

...ased from custody before having an initial hearing, a court that has made a file or record relating to the person during this period shall expunge it.

...ve that a person is a person with a mental illness subject to court order and represents a substantial risk of physical harm to self or others if allowed to remain at liberty pending examination may take the person into custody and may immediately transport the person to a hospital or, notwithstanding section 5119.33 of the Revised Code, to a general hospital not licensed by the department of behavioral health where ...

...Proceedings for a person with a mental illness subject to court order pursuant to sections 5122.11 to 5122.15 of the Revised Code shall be commenced by the filing of an affidavit in the manner prescribed by the department of mental health and addiction services and in a form prescribed in section 5122.111 of the Revised Code, by any person or persons with the probate court, either on reliable information or actual kn...

...the Revised Code, a person or persons shall file an affidavit with the probate court that is identical in form and content to the following: AFFIDAVIT OF MENTAL ILLNESS The State of Ohio ____________________ County, ss. ____________________ Court ________________________________________________________________the undersigned, residing at ________________________________________________________________says...

...5.38 of the Revised Code, for whom a trial court or prosecutor initiated proceedings alleging that the defendant is a mentally ill person subject to court order pursuant to sections 5122.11 to 5122.15 of the Revised Code, shall immediately do both of the following: (A) Notify the initiating court or prosecutor of the termination; (B) Transmit to the initiating court a copy of any records in its possession that pe...

...122.11 of the Revised Code, the court shall cause written notice by mail or otherwise of any hearing as the court directs to be given to the following persons: (A) The respondent; (B) The respondent's legal guardian, if any, the respondent's spouse, if any, and the respondent's parents, if the respondent is a minor, if these persons' addresses are known to the court or can be obtained through exercise of reas...

...f the Revised Code, the probate court shall refer the affidavit to the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or community mental health services provider the board designates to assist the court in determining whether the respondent is subject to court-ordered treatment and whether alternatives to hospitalization are available, unless the services provider or board has already performed such sc...

...int a psychiatrist, or a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed physician to examine the respondent, and at the first hearing held pursuant to section 5122.141 of the Revised Code, such psychiatrist, or licensed clinical psychologist and licensed physician, shall report to the court his findings as to the mental condition of respondent, and his need for custody, care, or treatment in a mental hospital. The cou...