Involuntary Commitment to a mental health facility

LIST Code: HE-01-01-01-02

LIST Code

HE-01-01-01-02

Title

Involuntary Commitment to a mental health facility

Definition

This category covers the procedures that must be followed to commit a person to a mental health facility against their will, as an involuntary commitment. This could also be called an emergency hold, 72-hour hold, a pick-up, an involuntary hold, an emergency commitment, a psychiatric hold, a temporary detention order, or an emergency petition.

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Last updated on Jul 01 2022

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