Involuntary Treatment and Medication

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Control Number: 401.06.03.067 Version: 2.1 Title: Involuntary Medication and Treatment Page Number: 7 of 17 • The psychiatrist determined that the potential benefits for the proposed medication outweighed the risks associated with it; and • A less restrictive means of non-emergency treatment was attempted and exhausted, was not successful, was unlikely to succeed, and if true, specifically what means were attempted or exhausted, and what was the basis for concluding that the treatment did not succeed or was unlikely to succeed. 8. Pre-involuntary Medication Hearing Procedure The involuntary medication hearing process shall be initiated when the treating psychiatrist submits an Involuntary Medication Report to the facility head, chief psychologist, medical director, or their designees. The Involuntary Medication Report shall include, but not be limited to: • The factual basis of the request for non-emergency involuntary medication; • Observed behaviors and mental status of the offender; • The factual basis for the offender’s tentative diagnosis from the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); • Documentation indicating the offender meets the criteria for non-emergency involuntary medication; • Methods used to encourage the offender to accept medication voluntarily and the offender’s response to those efforts; • The offender’s history of voluntary and involuntary non-emergency treatment; • Whether less restrictive medically acceptable means of treatment are available, have been attempted, have been effective, and the likelihood of their effectiveness; • The medication suggested to treat the offender, the offender’s expected prognosis with and without the medication, and the risks and benefits associated with it; and • The likely duration of the medication. Treating Psychiatrist Responsibilities Upon submission of the Involuntary Medication Report, the treating psychiatrist shall arrange for: • Scheduling the involuntary medication hearing; • Forwarding of a copy of the Involuntary Medication Report (via email or fax) to the IMHC and making the offender’s healthcare record available to the IMHC no later than 24 hours prior to the hearing; and • Notifying the facility head (or designee) and chief psychologist of the hearing and documenting this notification in the offender’s healthcare record.