RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE v. L.Z.

No. 2018-87-Appeal. (MH 18-60)

208 A.3d 242 (2019)

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS v. L.Z.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Petitioner: Kate Breslin Harden, Esq.

For Respondent: Susan B. Iannitelli, Esq.


ORDER

The respondent, L.Z., appeals from a February 23, 2018 order issued by the District Court certifying her to inpatient treatment at Butler Hospital, finding her not competent to make informed decisions with respect to recommended medications, and consenting to the administration of certain medications to her. That order was later amended on June 8, 2018; the terms of the amended order remained essentially the same, except for the fact that it certified L.Z...

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