R523-23-3. Definitions

As used in this rule: (1) "Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)" means court-supervised mental health treatment within the community for individuals with a prior history of non-compliance with community based treatment, and repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, or arrests associated with the person's mental illness. (2) "Designated examiner (DE)" means: (a) a licensed physician, preferably a psychiatrist, who is designated by the Division of Integrated Healthcare (division) as specially qualified by training or experience in the diagnosis of mental or related illness, or (b) a licensed mental health professional designated by the division as specially qualified by training, and who has at least five years continual experience in the treatment of mental illness.