Relates to involuntary emergency admission of persons alleged to be mentally ill

Summary

The bill lets a person being removed by police for emergency mental health care select the hospital they are taken to, provided the facility meets state certification, has adequate space and staffing, and is no more than fifty miles away. It also obligates the Department of Mental Hygiene to supply each county sheriff with a current list of such hospitals. The law becomes effective ninety days after enactment.

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