34-B §3873-A. Progressive treatment program
§3873-A. Progressive treatment program 1. Application. The superintendent or chief administrative officer of a psychiatric hospital, the commissioner, the director of an ACT team, a medical practitioner, a law enforcement officer or the legal guardian of the patient who is the subject of the application may obtain an order from the District Court to admit […]
34-B §3873-B. Progressive Treatment Program Fund
§3873-B. Progressive Treatment Program Fund 1. Progressive Treatment Program Fund established. The Progressive Treatment Program Fund, referred to in this section as “the fund,” is established as a nonlapsing fund under the administration of the department. [PL 2021, c. 745, §1 (NEW).] 2. Application of fund. The department shall use the money in the […]
34-B §3874. Medical examinations conducted via telehealth technologies
§3874. Medical examinations conducted via telehealth technologies Notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter, any medical examination or consultation required or permitted to be conducted under this subchapter may be conducted using telehealth or other similar technologies that enable the medical examination or consultation to be conducted in accordance with applicable standards of care. As […]
34-B §3862-A. Protection from substantial threats
§3862-A. Protection from substantial threats 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Dangerous weapon” or “weapon” has the same meaning as in Title 17‑A, section 2, subsection 9, paragraph C, including a firearm as defined in Title 17‑A, section 2, subsection […]
34-B §3863. Emergency procedure
§3863. Emergency procedure A person may be admitted to a psychiatric hospital on an emergency basis according to the following procedures. [PL 2007, c. 319, §9 (AMD).] 1. Application. Any health officer, law enforcement officer or other person may apply to admit a person to a psychiatric hospital, subject to the prohibitions and penalties […]
34-B §3864. Judicial procedure and commitment
§3864. Judicial procedure and commitment 1. Application. An application to the District Court to admit a person to a psychiatric hospital, filed under section 3863, subsection 5‑A, must be accompanied by: A. The emergency application under section 3863, subsection 1; [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).] B. The accompanying certificate of the medical […]
34-B §3865. Hospitalization by federal agency
§3865. Hospitalization by federal agency If a person ordered to be hospitalized under section 3864 is eligible for hospital care or treatment by any agency of the United States, the court, upon receipt of a certificate from the agency showing that facilities are available and that the person is eligible for care or treatment in […]
34-B §3866. Members of the Armed Forces
§3866. Members of the Armed Forces 1. Admission to psychiatric hospital. Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was a resident of the State at the time of the member’s induction into the service and who is determined by a federal board of medical officers to have a mental disease not […]
34-B §3867. Transfer from out-of-state institutions
§3867. Transfer from out-of-state institutions 1. Commissioner’s authority. The commissioner may, upon request of a competent authority of the District of Columbia or of a state that is not a member of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health, authorize the transfer of a mentally ill person directly to a state mental health institute in Maine, […]
34-B §3868. Transfer to other institutions
§3868. Transfer to other institutions 1. To other hospitals. The commissioner may transfer, or authorize the transfer of, a patient from one hospital to another, either inside or outside the State, if the commissioner determines that it would be consistent with the medical or psychiatric needs of the patient to do so. A. Before […]