Section 632.580

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Chapter 632

Effective - 28 Aug 2026, see footnote   

  632.580.  Definitions. — The definitions set forth in section 632.005 shall apply to sections 632.580 to 632.610.  In addition, as used in sections 632.580 to 632.610, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Assisted outpatient treatment", court-ordered involuntary outpatient mental health care services that are provided by a mental health program under a treatment plan developed and monitored by a master's level mental health professional.  Such services may include, but are not limited to:

  (a)  Case management;

  (b)  Medication management;

  (c)  Therapy or counseling;

  (d)  Substance use treatment, if applicable;

  (e)  Crisis intervention services; and

  (f)  Assistance with housing, employment, or other community resources necessary for an individual's stability;

  (2)  "Case manager", a mental health professional employed by a certified community mental health center who is assigned to a respondent to oversee the respondent's compliance with the outpatient treatment plan ordered by the court under sections 632.580 to 632.610;

  (3)  "Community mental health center", the same meaning given to the term in section 205.975;

  (4)  "Comprehensive mental health services", the same meaning given to the term in section 205.975;

  (5)  "Local public health agency", a county health center board established under chapter 205, a county health department, a combined city and county health department or agency, a multicounty health department or agency, or any other county health authority;

  (6)  "Petition", a petition for assisted outpatient treatment filed under section 632.585 or for continued assisted outpatient treatment filed under section 632.600;

  (7)  "Respondent", a person who is alleged in a petition to meet the criteria for assisted outpatient treatment in section 632.590;

  (8)  "Service area", the same meaning given to the term in section 205.975.

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(L. 2026 H.B. 2637 & 3155)

Severability clause, see § 1.1005