PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Joseph Chien
AU  - Karl E. Mobbs
TI  - Oregon Supreme Court Ruling Prohibits Hospital from Refusing a <em>Sell</em> Order
DP  - 2016 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 111--116
VI  - 44
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/44/1/111.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/44/1/111.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2016 Mar 01; 44
AB  - In a recent decision involving a capital murder case, Oregon State Hospital v. Butts, the Oregon Supreme Court conducted a mandamus hearing to ascertain whether Oregon State Hospital (OSH) had a legal duty to comply with a Sell order from a county trial court to provide antipsychotic medications to an incompetent defendant, despite its belief, as an institution, that medication was not clinically indicated. The case is reviewed and important implications, including the court's being granted the ability to circumvent the medical decision-making process, are discussed.