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 §3832. Freedom to leave

§3832. Freedom to leave 1.  Patient’s right.  A patient admitted under section 3831 is free to leave the psychiatric hospital at any time after admission within 16 hours of the patient’s request unless application for admission of the person under section 3863 is initiated within that time.   [PL 2007, c. 319, §7 (AMD).] 2.  […]