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  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 may not

  6         be released without the approval of the

  7         emergency department physician and completion

  8         of an involuntary examination; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section

14  394.463, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         394.463  Involuntary examination.--

16         (2)  INVOLUNTARY EXAMINATION.--

17         (f)  A patient shall be examined by a physician or

18  clinical psychologist at a receiving facility without

19  unnecessary delay and may, upon the order of a physician, be

20  given emergency treatment if it is determined that such

21  treatment is necessary for the safety of the patient or

22  others.  The patient may shall not be released by the

23  receiving facility or its contractor without the documented

24  approval of a psychiatrist, a or clinical psychologist, or, if

25  the receiving facility is a hospital, the release may also be

26  approved by an attending emergency department physician with

27  experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and

28  nervous disorders and after completion of an involuntary

29  examination pursuant to s. 394.463(2). However, a patient may

30  not be held in a receiving facility for involuntary

31  examination longer than 72 hours.


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