Petition to renew order for assisted outpatient treatment; service; hearing

1. Not later than 7 judicial days before the end of a period of assisted outpatient treatment ordered by a court pursuant to NRS 433A.343, the Administrator or his or her designee, the medical director of a division facility through which the person who is the subject of the order is receiving assisted outpatient treatment or his or her designee or another person professionally qualified in the field of psychiatric mental health responsible for providing the assisted outpatient treatment may petition to renew the order for assisted outpatient treatment for an additional period that does not exceed 6 months. The petition for renewal must allege that: (a) Because of his or her mental illness, the person to be treated is unwilling or unlikely to voluntarily participate in outpatient treatment that would enable the person to live safely in the community without the supervision of the court; and (b) Assisted outpatient treatment is the least restrictive appropriate means to prevent further disability or deterioration that would result in the person to be treated becoming a person in a mental health crisis. 2. A copy of a petition filed pursuant to subsection 1 must be served upon the person who is the subject of the petition or his or her counsel and, if applicable, his or her legal guardian. 3. Upon receiving a petition filed pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall schedule a hearing on the petition pursuant to NRS 433A.336. If the order for assisted outpatient treatment that is effective at the time of the petition is scheduled to expire before the hearing, the order is extended and remains in effect until the date of the hearing.