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Maine s supreme court clarifies rules for holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms

Maine’s supreme court clarifies rules for holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms The court rules that a judge must be alerted within 24 hours if a psychiatric patient is to be held for an extended period during involuntary hospitalization. By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press Share Psychiatric patients may not be held for extended periods in emergency rooms during an involuntary hospitalization without a judge being alerted, the state supreme court ruled Thursday. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is enforcing a limit of five days, with a judge’s approval, for someone to be held in an emergency room against their will. A judge must be notified within 24 hours, the court said.

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