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The four-page county report for juvenile hearings where the court oversees a child’s psychotropic medication.
Mandatory form · Revised September 1, 2020 · 4 pages · The status review hearing report
The PDF is the Judicial Council’s own file on courts.ca.gov, revised September 1, 2020. Form page on courts.ca.gov ↗
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The form says the social worker or probation officer must file JV-224 for any hearing at which the court is overseeing psychotropic medications, including every scheduled progress review on a medication order and every status review hearing. It cites Welfare and Institutions Code sections 369.5, 739.5 and 14028 and California Rules of Court, rules 5.640 and 5.642.
When it is used
The report records the medications and whether the child is taking them, and what the caregiver and the child say about changes, side effects and concerns. If the answer to a question is unknown, the form says to write “I do not know.”
Section by section
Use the current official form and its instructions. The descriptions below identify the questions without choosing answers for your situation.
Who completes the form, the caregiver’s relationship and last contact, height, weight, prescribing physician, therapist and appointment dates.
Current court-approved medications and dosages, whether the child is taking them and who verified it, and three or more medications for 90 days or more with the JV-228 question.
Changes in behavior or symptoms, side effects and concerns.
Changes, side effects, and concerns or complaints.
Medication management and other follow-up appointments, and other mental health treatment.
Anything else the judge should know, extra space, and the signer’s role.
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The social worker or probation officer, or other county staff, for each hearing where the court oversees psychotropic medications.
No. It is the county’s report on court-approved medications already in place.
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JV-224 form revision: September 1, 2020.