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 […]
34-B §3869. Return from unauthorized absence
§3869. Return from unauthorized absence If any patient committed under section 3864 leaves the grounds of the psychiatric hospital without authorization of the chief administrative officer of the psychiatric hospital or the chief administrative officer’s designee, or refuses to return to the psychiatric hospital from a community pass when requested to do so by the […]
34-B §3803. Patient’s rights
§3803. Patient’s rights A patient in a psychiatric hospital or residential care facility under this subchapter has the following rights. [PL 2007, c. 319, §5 (AMD).] 1. Civil rights. Every patient is entitled to exercise all civil rights, including, but not limited to, the right to civil service status, the right to vote, rights […]
34-B §3870. Convalescent status
§3870. Convalescent status 1. Authority. The chief administrative officer of a state mental health institute may release an improved patient on convalescent status when the chief administrative officer believes that the release is in the best interest of the patient and that the patient does not pose a likelihood of serious harm. The chief administrative […]
34-B §3804. Habeas corpus
§3804. Habeas corpus Any person detained pursuant to this subchapter is entitled to the writ of habeas corpus, upon proper petition by the person or by a friend to any justice generally empowered to issue the writ of habeas corpus in the county in which the person is detained. [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. […]
34-B §3871. Discharge
§3871. Discharge 1. Examination. The chief administrative officer of a psychiatric hospital shall, as often as practicable, but no less often than every 30 days, examine or cause to be examined every patient to determine that patient’s mental status and need for continuing hospitalization. [PL 2007, c. 319, §17 (AMD).] 2. Conditions for discharge. […]
34-B §3805. Prohibited acts; penalty
§3805. Prohibited acts; penalty 1. Unwarranted hospitalization. A person is guilty of causing unwarranted hospitalization if that person willfully causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any person under this subchapter. [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §97 (COR).] 2. Denial of rights. A person is guilty of causing a denial of rights if that person […]
34-B §3872. Treatment of dually diagnosed persons (REPEALED)
§3872. Treatment of dually diagnosed persons (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 615 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 422, §24 (RP).
34-B §3831. Admission
§3831. Admission A psychiatric hospital may admit on an informal voluntary basis for care and treatment of a mental illness any person desiring admission or the adult ward of a legally appointed guardian, subject to the following conditions. [PL 2007, c. 319, §6 (AMD).] 1. Availability of accommodations. Except in cases of medical emergency, […]
34-B §3873. Progressive treatment program (REPEALED)
§3873. Progressive treatment program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 519, §BBBB14 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 519, §BBBB20 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 276, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 321, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 651, §28 (RP).