§334-60.1 Voluntary admission for nonemergency treatment or supervision. (a) Acceptance for voluntary inpatient treatment at a psychiatric facility shall be in accordance with usual standards for hospital admissions.
(b) A facility may admit for evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment any individual under fifteen years of age for whom application is made by the individual €™s parent or guardian. If application for admission is countersigned by a minor aged fifteen through seventeen years before a family court officer, no hearing shall be necessary. If the minor elects not to sign, involuntary hospitalization proceedings shall be initiated.
(c) A facility shall discharge a voluntary patient who has sufficiently improved so that hospitalization is no longer desirable. A voluntary patient or the patient €™s guardian, representative, or attorney may request discharge in writing at any time following admission to the facility. If discharge would be dangerous to the patient or others, proceedings for involuntary hospitalization must be initiated as soon as possible but within twenty-four hours of the receipt by the administrator of the written request for discharge. If that time expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the time for initiation is extended to the close of the next court day. Upon the initiation of the proceedings, the facility is authorized to detain the patient until further order of the court. If the patient was admitted on the patient €™s own application and the request for discharge is made by a person other than the patient, the discharge may be conditioned upon the agreement of the patient.
(d) Notice of right to release. At the time of the patient €™s admission and each six months thereafter, a voluntary patient and the patient €™s guardian or representatives shall be notified in writing of the patient €™s right and how to apply for a discharge. [L 1984, c 188, pt of §3; gen ch 1985]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
334. Mental Health, Mental Illness, Drug Addiction, and Alcoholism
334-2.5 Contracts for facilities and services.
334-3 Functions of department in mental health.
334-3.5 Employment program for the chronically mentally ill established.
334-4 Personnel for mental health program.
334-5 Confidentiality of records.
334-6 Fees; payment of expenses for treatment services.
334-7 Donations or grants to department.
334-10 State council on mental health.
334-12 Bilingual mental health services.
334-13 Representative payee program.
334-14 Group homes for substance abusers; source of funds; disposition of receipts.
334-15 Mental health and substance abuse special fund; established.
334-16 Annual report; forensic patient data.
334-21 Licensing of psychiatric facilities.
334-23 Money belonging to patients.
334-24 Admission; discharge; civil liability.
334-59 Emergency examination and hospitalization.
334-59.5 Notice of admissions, examinations, and hospitalizations.
334-60.1 Voluntary admission for nonemergency treatment or supervision.
334-60.2 Involuntary hospitalization criteria.
334-60.3 Initiation of proceeding for involuntary hospitalization.
334-60.7 Notice of intent to discharge.
334-61 Presumption; civil rights.
334-62 Service of process and papers upon patients.
334-71 Transfer of patients between facilities.
334-74 Transfer of residents of correctional facilities.
334-76 OLD REPEALED. §334-76 Discharge from custody.
334-82 Order to show cause; guardian ad litem.
334-86 Status of patient pending hearing.
334-104 Least restrictive level of service.
334-106 License or accreditation required.
334-121 Criteria for assisted community treatment.
334-121.5 Examination for assisted community treatment indication.
334-123 Initiation of proceeding for assisted community treatment.
334-123.5 Appointment of a guardian ad litem.
334-128 Treatment costs and fees.
334-129 Failure to comply with assisted community treatment.
334-130 Period of assisted community treatment.
334-131 Notice of intent to discharge.
334-132 Objection to discharge.
334-133 Petition for additional period of treatment; hearing.
334-134 Hearing for discharge.
334-143 Notice of hearing and service of petition on respondent.
334-144 Hearing and court order.
334-145 Treatment costs, fees, and costs for petition process.