Your client must be seen within 24 hours prior to filing your petition.
If your case starts as a 30 day you will complete:
- The petition for 30-day,
- Order appointing counsel, and
- The notice and order setting hearing.
- Specialist should staff with district PFR (if your district PFR is unavailable, can be staffed with other district PFR) and allow the PFR to review the documents. These documents are presented for signature and filed with the court.
Steps 1-4 will be completed to have a hearing set. Once the hearing is set, specialist will need to have a 30-day order ready for the scheduled hearing.
Client is to be served copies within 48 hours of filing as well as counsel for APS and client. If client is not served within 48 hours of filing, due process has been violated and will need to be staffed with APS Legal. Others entitled to notice are provided the notice and Order setting hearing.
Once obtained all parties are served a copy of the order.
- In some counties your ADA or OKDHS legal will prepare and file your pleadings.
- Examples of when a 30-day order would be used instead of a 72 hour:
- When it is not an emergency
- The AV is in a safe environment (such as nursing home) but the client is not able to access resources
