AOC-SP-301 — Petition for Outpatient Commitment (OPC)

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01 PETITIONER INFORMATION

Petitioner Full Name *

Relationship to Respondent *

Petitioner Address *

Phone *

02 RESPONDENT INFORMATION

Respondent Full Name *

Date of Birth

Respondent Address

County *

03 MENTAL ILLNESS — DIAGNOSIS AND BEHAVIORS

Diagnosis (if known)

Description of Behaviors Indicating Mental Illness *

04 TREATMENT HISTORY

Prior Psychiatric Hospitalizations?

Prior Voluntary Outpatient Treatment?

05 COMPLIANCE HISTORY

Tendency to Disengage from Treatment?

06 DANGER LEVEL / CLINICAL BASIS

Primary Basis for This Petition *

Additional Clinical Basis Details:

07 PROPOSED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PLAN

Recommended Treatment Components (check all that apply):

Medication management (psychiatric medication monitoring and compliance)

Individual or group therapy / psychotherapy

Community support services (case management, peer support, day programs)

Intensive case management

Additional Treatment Plan Details:

08 IDENTIFIED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROVIDER

The LME/MCO must identify an outpatient provider before the court can enter an OPC order. The provider must agree to accept the respondent.

Provider / Clinician Name

Facility / Organization Name

Provider Phone

Provider Address

09 WHY OUTPATIENT IS APPROPRIATE

Explain Why Outpatient Treatment Is Appropriate vs. Inpatient *

Date of Petition *

SELECTED COUNTY

— Select above —

OPC LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Mental illness must be established
Must be dangerous or at risk of deterioration
History of non-compliance with treatment
Outpatient treatment must be available and identified
A hearing is required — respondent has right to counsel

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER FILING

Hearing required before OPC order can be entered
Respondent has right to appointed counsel if indigent
OPC order lasts up to 90 days, renewable
Non-compliance can trigger inpatient evaluation
LME/MCO must identify provider before order entered

STATUTORY REFERENCE

G.S. 122C-263Examination / findings

G.S. 122C-266Hearing procedure

G.S. 122C-271Outpatient commitment order

G.S. 122C-272OPC — duration / renewal

NEED AN ATTORNEY?

Barker Richardson, PLLC handles OPC proceedings across North Carolina — both for petitioners and for respondents seeking to contest commitment.

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