Rule 702. Motion for Approval of Inpatient Assessment

(a) Motion. No later than 24 hours after a child is admitted for an inpatient assessment, excluding weekends and holidays, the entity requesting the inpatient assessment must file a motion for approval of the inpatient assessment as provided in A.R.S. § 8-272(D). The filing entity is not required to state the position of the other parties as otherwise required by Rule 316(a). The motion must include all the information required by A.R.S. § 8-272(D). (b) Notice. The filing entity must provide all parties, their attorneys, and any guardian ad litem, in any known open juvenile court matter related to the child, with a copy of the motion for approval of the inpatient assessment. (c) Appointment of an Attorney; Guardian Ad Litem. The court must appoint an attorney for the child if one has not been previously appointed, as provided in A.R.S. § 8-272(G). The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the child. The filing entity must then provide the newly appointed attorney, and guardian ad litem if any, with a copy of the motion. (d) Inpatient Assessment Facility Contact List. At the time the motion for approval of the inpatient assessment is filed, or the attorney or guardian ad litem is appointed by the court, the filing entity must ensure that the child's attorney and guardian ad litem are on the contact list at the inpatient assessment facility and must provide the child's attorney, and the child's guardian ad litem if one was appointed, with the contact information necessary for them to speak with the child. The child's attorney and the guardian ad litem must communicate with the child no later than 24 hours after a motion under A.R.S. § 8-272(D) is filed, excluding weekends and holidays, as provided in A.R.S. § 8-272(O). (e) No Response Before Ruling. The court must rule on a motion for approval of an inpatient assessment without a response from any party, as provided in A.R.S. § 8-272(E).