Unless proceedings for hospitalization under court order have been initiated under subchapter IV of this chapter, a hospital, upon the written request of a patient hospitalized pursuant to section 21-513 , shall immediately release him.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 753, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 21-514.
1973 Ed., § 21-514.
This section is referenced in § 21-513.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5 - Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness
Subchapter II - Voluntary and Nonprotesting Hospitalization
§ 21–511. Voluntary hospitalization and treatment
§ 21–512. Release of voluntary patients
§ 21–513. Hospitalization of nonprotesting persons
§ 21–514. Release of patients hospitalized under section 21-513