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6162 — Puerto Rico Law | CourtGPT
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  4. Title Twenty-four - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)/
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  6. Chapter 201a - Mental Health Code of 2000 Sub/
  7. Subchapter XI - Evaluation of Minors Under the Court’s Jurisdiction in Institutions That Provide Mental Health Services to Minors § 6162a - Placement in Institution for Children and Adolescents/
  8. 6162
Puerto Rico Legal Code

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The court shall order, motu proprio or by petition of party, that those minors who have been accused of offenses or who have been found liable for offenses be evaluated at institutional providers of mental healthcare services for minors, insofar as the presence of [a mental] disorder needs to be confirmed or ruled out.\nThe child and adolescent psychiatrist, together with the inter- or multidisciplinary team of the institutional provider of services for minors, shall give the court written notice of the results of said evaluation. These results shall include the specific recommendations for managing the minor and guidance to the family, as well as placement in the corresponding level of care.\nHistory —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 11.01; Aug. 6, 2008, No. 183, § 59.