New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter II - All Facilities
Subchapter C - Termination Of Inpatient Care
Part 37 - Procedure When Patients Leave Without Notice To The Facility
Section 37.8 - Voluntary, informal and nonobjecting patients
Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 37.8
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
Voluntary, informal and nonobjecting patients who leave without notice and are subsequently located shall not be returned to the facility if they object. If continued inpatient service is deemed necessary, their readmission to the facility or another facility must be on an involuntary form of admission.
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