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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 340
By Senator Lynn
7-550-03
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to involuntary commitment under
3 the Baker Act; amending s. 394.463, F.S.;
4 providing that a patient admitted for
5 involuntary examination to a hospital emergency
6 department may not be released without the
7 approval of the emergency department physician;
8 providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
13 394.463, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14 394.463 Involuntary examination.--
15 (2) INVOLUNTARY EXAMINATION.--
16 (f) A patient shall be examined by a physician or
17 clinical psychologist at a receiving facility without
18 unnecessary delay and may, upon the order of a physician, be
19 given emergency treatment if it is determined that such
20 treatment is necessary for the safety of the patient or
21 others. The patient may shall not be released by the
22 receiving facility or its contractor without the documented
23 approval of a psychiatrist, a or clinical psychologist, or, if
24 the receiving facility is a hospital emergency department, the
25 attending emergency department physician. However, a patient
26 may not be held in a receiving facility for involuntary
27 examination longer than 72 hours.
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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3 Provides that a patient admitted to a hospital emergency
department for involuntary examination under the Baker
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