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WHO ELSE CAN FILE?

You should know: health care and mental health providers are not the only individuals who can petition for an ERPO.

Other eligible petitioners include:

  • Acupuncturists
  • Addiction counselors
  • Anesthesiologist assistants
  • Athletic trainers
  • Audiologists
  • Certified nurse aides
  • Chiropractors
  • Dentists and dental hygienists
  • Direct-entry midwives
  • District attorneys
  • Educators, including teachers, administrators, and higher education professionals
  • Family or household members of the person at risk
  • Hearing aid providers
  • Law enforcement officers, including police and sheriffs
  • Massage therapists
  • Naturopathic doctors
  • Nurses (practical, professional and advanced practice)
  • Occupational therapists
  • Occupational therapy assistants
  • Optometrists
  • Pharmacists
  • Physical therapists
  • Physical therapy assistants
  • Physicians and physician assistants
  • Podiatrist
  • Professional counselors
  • Psychiatric technicians
  • Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Respiratory therapists
  • Social workers
  • Speech-language pathologists
  • Surgical assistants and surgical technologists

¿QUIÉN PUEDE PRESENTARLO?

Es importante que sepas: los profesionales de la salud y de la salud mental no son los únicos que pueden presentar una solicitud para una ERPO.

Otros peticionarios elegibles son:

  • Acupuntores
  • Consejeros de adicciones
  • Asistentes de anestesiólogos
  • Entrenadores deportivos
  • Audiólogos
  • Asistentes de enfermería certificados
  • Quiroprácticos, dentistas e higienistas dentales
  • Parteras de entrada directa
  • Fiscales de distrito
  • Educadores, incluidos maestros, administradores y profesionales de la educación superior
  • Miembros de la familia o del hogar de la persona en riesgo
  • Proveedores de audífonos
  • Agentes del orden público, incluidos policías y alguaciles
  • Terapeutas de masaje
  • Médicos naturópatas
  • Enfermeros/as (prácticos, profesionales y de práctica avanzada)
  • Terapeutas ocupacionales
  • Asistentes de terapia ocupacional
  • Optometristas
  • Farmacéuticos
  • Fisioterapeutas
  • Asistentes de fisioterapia
  • Médicos y asistentes médicos
  • Podólogos
  • Consejeros profesionales
  • Técnicos psiquiátricos
  • Psicólogos
  • Psicoterapeutas
  • Terapeutas respiratorios
  • Trabajadores sociales
  • Patólogos del habla y lenguaje
  • Asistentes quirúrgicos y tecnólogos quirúrgicos