New York Consolidated Laws
N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 9.15 (2026)
Informal admissions
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§ 9.15 Informal admissions. The director of any hospital approved by the commissioner for such purpose may receive therein as an informal patient any suitable person in need of care and treatment requesting admission thereto. Such person may be admitted as a patient without making formal or written application therefor and any such patient shall be free to leave such hospital at any time after such admission.
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cases, 1988–1994 · leading case: Bryden v. Wilson Mem'l Hosp., 136 A.D.2d 843 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 1988).
Bryden v. Wilson Mem'l Hosp., 136 A.D.2d 843 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 1988). “On February 20, 1984, plaintiff checked into defendant Wilson Memorial Hospital as an "informal patient” pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.15. The admission was apparently at the insistence of his daughter, a nurse at Wilson Memorial, who was concerned about his depression and…”
Namor v. Lopez, 143 Misc. 2d 469 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1989). “A "voluntary” patient has as much right to leave after 72 hours as does an "informal” patient at any time (see, Mental Hygiene Law § 9.15). The legislative purpose, to foster "voluntary” and "informal” admissions (Mental Hygiene Law §§9.”
In re Beth Israel Med. Ctr., 163 Misc. 2d 26 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1994). “13 or by an informal admission procedure (Mental Hygiene Law § 9.15); however, as section 81.”
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