New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter II - All Facilities
Subchapter A - Admission And Transfer Of Patients
Part 15 - Admission And Retention Of Patients
Section 15.7 - Request for court authorization to retain a voluntary patient

Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 15.7

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) If a voluntary patient requests his release and there are reasonable grounds for belief that the patient may be in need of involuntary care and treatment, the director may retain the patient for 72 hours.

(b) Before the expiration of such 72-hour period, the director shall cause the patient to be examined by two physicians, or one physician and one psychologist if the patient is a resident in a school, who shall report their findings and conclusions separately to the director, and he shall either release the patient or apply to a court for an order authorizing the involuntary retention of such patient. The reports and certificates of the two examining physicians, or physician and psychologist, shall be submitted to the court as part of any such application.

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