1. What is the function of the Clerk's Mental Health Division?

2. Where can I find out about the procedures to have a person examined or treated for a mental illness or substance abuse?

3. Where can I find out about the procedures to have a person declared incapacitated?

4. What can I do if I believe that an elderly person is being abused, neglected, or exploited?

5. Is it possible for the court to order a person to undergo treatment for tuberculosis?

What is the function of the Clerk's Mental Health Division?
The Clerk's Mental Health Division maintains the court's records when a person is involuntarily committed for treatment of a mental illness or substance abuse. The Mental Health Division also maintains records pertaining to protective services for disabled adults or elderly persons; persons with developmental disabilities; persons with tuberculosis; judicial determinations of incapacity and the restoration of capacity; and guardian advocates.

Where can I find out about the procedures to have a person examined or treated for a mental illness or substance abuse?
Refer to Mental Illness and Substance Abuse for a discussion of the most frequently asked questions concerning the involuntary commitment for treatment of mental illness or substance abuse.

Where can I find out about the procedures to have a person declared incapacitated?
Refer to Judicial Determinations of Incapacity for a discussion of the most frequently asked questions concerning the petition for and adjudication of incapacity.

What can I do if I believe that an elderly person is being abused, neglected, or exploited?
If you believe that an elderly person or a disabled adult is being abused, neglected, or exploited, you should report your belief to the Abuse Registry Hotline at 1-800-962-2873. The toll-free telephone number for the registry is available statewide, and all records made as a result of the report are considered confidential.

Is it possible for the court to order a person to undergo treatment for tuberculosis?
Yes. A court may order a person who has active tuberculosis to undergo treatment until such time that the risk of infection to the general public is eliminated or reduced to a point where there is no longer a threat to the public health. All records pertaining to a known or suspected case of tuberculosis are confidential.

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