36-527. Discharge and release; relief from civil liability
A. A person taken into custody for emergency admission may not be detained longer than twenty-four hours excluding weekends and holidays following such detention unless a petition for court-ordered evaluation is filed.
B. A person admitted for emergency evaluation may be released at any time if, in the opinion of the medical director in charge of the evaluation agency, release is appropriate. The medical director shall not be held civilly liable for any acts committed by a released patient if the medical director has in good faith followed the requirements of this article. The patient may continue care and treatment in the agency if he signs a voluntary application.
C. If a person admitted for emergency evaluation is released, the application for emergency admission shall be retained together with a written statement by the medical director of the evaluation agency stating why the release was appropriate.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases, 2007–2010 · leading case:
In Re Mh 2008-002659, 226 P.3d 394 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
In Re Mh 2008-002659, 226 P.3d 394 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “2007) (rejecting claim that an involuntary treatment and commitment order should be vacated because the person was held longer than twenty-four hours in emergency custody in violation of A.R.S. § 36-527(A) (2009) ). 3 CONCLUSION ¶ 16 A proposed patient must receive timely notice…”
In re MH 2006-002044, 170 P.3d 280 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007).
· cites it 5× “ISSUE ON APPEAL ¶ 4 The issue on appeal is whether A.R.S. § 36-527(A) (2003) requires the trial court to dismiss a Petition for Court-Ordered Evaluation that is not filed within twenty-four hours of taking a person into custody.”
In Re Mh 2008-002393, 221 P.3d 1054 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
“Section 36-527(A) prohibits detaining an individual longer than twenty-four hours for an emergency admission unless a Petition for Court-Ordered Evaluation (“PCOE”) is filed.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-527(A) — 3 cases
In Re Mh 2008-002659, 226 P.3d 394 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
“2007) (rejecting claim that an involuntary treatment and commitment order should be vacated because the person was held longer than twenty-four hours in emergency custody in violation of A.R.S. § 36-527(A) (2009) ). 3 CONCLUSION ¶ 16 A proposed patient must receive timely notice…”
In re MH 2006-002044, 170 P.3d 280 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007).
“ISSUE ON APPEAL ¶ 4 The issue on appeal is whether A.R.S. § 36-527(A) (2003) requires the trial court to dismiss a Petition for Court-Ordered Evaluation that is not filed within twenty-four hours of taking a person into custody.”
In Re Mh 2008-002393, 221 P.3d 1054 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
“Section 36-527(A) prohibits detaining an individual longer than twenty-four hours for an emergency admission unless a Petition for Court-Ordered Evaluation (“PCOE”) is filed.”
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