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Title 34, Chapter 191: HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

34 §2251. Definitions (REPEALED) 
34 §2252. Right to humane care and treatment (REPEALED) 
34 §2253. Mechanical restraints and seclusion (REPEALED) 
34 §2254. Right to communication and visitation (REPEALED) 
34 §2255. Habeas corpus (REPEALED) 
34 §2256. Disclosure of information (REPEALED) 
34 §2257. Detention pending judicial determination (REPEALED) 
34 §2258. Additional powers of the department (REPEALED) 
34 §2259. Unwarranted hospitalization or denial of rights; penalty (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 2: VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION

34 §2290. Informal admission (REPEALED) 
34 §2291. Authority to receive voluntary patients (REPEALED) 
34 §2292. Discharge of voluntary patients (REPEALED) 
34 §2293. Right of release on application (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 3: INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION

Article 1: ADMISSION PROCEDURES

34 §2331. Authority to receive involuntary patients (REPEALED) 
34 §2332. Medical certification; standard nonjudicial procedure (REPEALED) 
34 §2332-A. Emergency restraint and transportation (REPEALED) 
34 §2333. Emergency procedure (REPEALED) 
34 §2333-A. Emergency procedure; reasonable certainty of severe physical impairment or injury (REPEALED) 
34 §2334. Judicial procedure and commitment (REPEALED) 
34 §2335. Hospitalization by United States agency (REPEALED) 
34 §2336. Transfers from out-of-state institutions (REPEALED) 
34 §2337. Members of Armed Forces; status (REPEALED) 
34 §2338. Transportation; temporary (REPEALED) 

Article 2: POST-ADMISSION PROVISIONS

34 §2371. Notice of hospitalization (REPEALED) 
34 §2372. Medical examination of new patients (REPEALED) 
34 §2373. Transfer of patients (REPEALED) 
34 §2374. Discharge (REPEALED) 
34 §2375. Convalescent status; rehospitalization (REPEALED) 
34 §2376. Right to release; application for judicial determination (REPEALED) 
34 §2377. Rehearing to determine need for continuing hospitalization (REPEALED) 
34 §2378. Failure of patient to return (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 4: EXPENSES

34 §2421. Expenses of examination and commitment (REPEALED) 
34 §2422. Revolving fund (REPEALED) 
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