provide, in writing, names and parties to be notified of the
hearing which shall be considered by the court.
(3) Upon the date for the hearing, or upon such other
date to which the proceeding may be adjourned, the court
shall hear testimony and, if it be deemed advisable and the
subject of the petition is available, examine the subject
alleged to be in need of assisted outpatient treatment in or
out of court.
(4) If the subject of the petition does not appear at
the hearing and appropriate attempts to elicit the attendance
of the subject have failed, the court may conduct the hearing
in the subject's absence. If the hearing is conducted without
the subject of the petition present, the court shall set
forth the factual basis for conducting the hearing without
the presence of the subject of the petition.
(5) The court may not order assisted outpatient
treatment unless an examining physician who has personally
examined the subject of the petition within the time period
commencing 10 days before the filing of the petition
testifies in person at the hearing.
(6) If the subject of the petition has refused to be
examined by a physician, the court may request the subject to
consent to an examination by a physician appointed by the
court. If the subject of the petition does not consent and
the court finds reasonable cause to believe that the
allegations in the petition are true, the court may order law
enforcement officers or a sheriff's department to take the
subject of the petition into custody and transport him to a
hospital for examination by a physician. Retention of the
subject of the petition under the order shall not exceed 24
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