North Dakota State Hospital v. R.F.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] R.F. filed an expedited mental health appeal challenging a district court order for hospitalization and treatment. R.F. argues the district court erred in determining that in-patient hospitalization at the North Dakota State Hospital is the least-restrictive condition necessary to achieve the purposes of his treatment. We affirm the district court’s order.

[¶ 2] R.F. is a 64-year-old resident of Minnesota who is presently homeless. R.F. has a bipolar disorder for which he takes medication. While staying at a shelter in Minnesota, R.F. accidentally overdosed on…