Involuntary treatment of prisoners with psychotropic medication

A prisoner may be involuntarily treated with psychotropic medication if it is determined, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, that the prisoner suffers from a severe mental illness as defined in § 27A-1-1 , which is likely to improve with treatment, and that without treatment the inmate poses a likelihood of serious harm to self or others. Source: SL 2013, ch 115, § 1.