34-B §3861. Reception of involuntary patients
§3861. Reception of involuntary patients 1. Nonstate mental health institution. The chief administrative officer of a nonstate mental health institution may receive for observation, diagnosis, care and treatment in the institution any person whose admission is applied for under any of the procedures in this subchapter. An admission may be made under the provisions of […]
34-B §3861-A. Notification of hospitalization
§3861-A. Notification of hospitalization When a person who is hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital under the provisions of this chapter is sentenced to serve a straight term of imprisonment or a split sentence in a county jail, the chief administrative officer of the hospital shall notify the sheriff of the county jail so that, in […]
34-B §3862. Protective custody
§3862. Protective custody 1. Law enforcement officer’s power. If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person may be mentally ill and that due to that condition the person poses a likelihood of serious harm as defined in section 3801, subsection 4‑A, paragraph A, B or C, or if a law […]
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 […]