Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-306: Certificate of physician
Where this section sits in the code
- OK Code
- Title 43A
The application described in Section 5-305 of this title shall
be accompanied by a certificate in duplicate signed by a licensed
doctor of medicine or osteopathic physician who is duly licensed to
practice his such profession by the Oklahoma State Board of Medical
Licensure and Supervision or the Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic
Examiners, who is not related by blood or marriage to the person
being examined, and who has no interest in the estate of the person
being examined. This certificate shall include the following:
1. A statement that a physician licensed in this state has
personally examined the person;
2. A statement that such physician is not related by blood or
marriage to the person being examined and has no interest in the
estate of the person being examined;
3. A determination that the person has a mental illness that
requires inpatient admission;
4. A statement that the person may not be held at the facility
for longer than one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days,
excluding weekends and holidays, past the time when such person has
revoked consent to stay for treatment;
5. Information on the benefits and side effects of the
treatment the person will receive in an inpatient setting;
6. Certification that the person has made a knowing and willing
consent to voluntary inpatient treatment; and
7. The physician’s signature made under penalty of perjury.
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