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Involuntary commitment. Involuntary commitment, civil commitment, or involuntary hospitalization / hospitalisation[ a] is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified person to have symptoms of severe mental disorder is detained in a psychiatric hospital (inpatient) where they can be treated involuntarily.
Libby Zion Law. New York State Department of Health Code, Section 405, also known as the Libby Zion Law, is a regulation that limits the amount of resident physicians ' work in New York State hospitals to roughly 80 hours per week. [ 1] The law was named after Libby Zion, the daughter of author Sidney Zion, who died in 1984 at the age of 18.
Kendra's Law. Kendra's Law, effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment also known as assisted outpatient treatment. [ 1] It grants judges the authority to issue orders that require people who meet certain criteria to regularly undergo psychiatric treatment.
A staffing-minimum law was touted as a fix to hospital understaffing. But workers have filed more than 8,000 complaints, arguing the problem persists. ... violations of the state law, New York ...
Rogers v. Okin was a landmark case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered whether a person diagnosed with mental illness committed to a state psychiatric facility and assumed to be competent, has the right to make treatment decisions in non-emergency conditions. [ 1]
In January 1908, Mary Schloendorff, also known as Mary Gamble—an elocutionist from San Francisco [ 2] —was admitted to New York Hospital to evaluate and treat a stomach disorder. Some weeks into her stay at the hospital, the house physician diagnosed a fibroid tumor. The visiting physician recommended surgery, which Schloendorff adamantly ...
April 23, 2024 at 12:01 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical ...
The Hudson River State Hospital is a former New York state psychiatric hospital which operated from 1873 until its closure in the early 2000s. The campus is notable for its main building, known as a "Kirkbride," which has been designated a National Historic Landmark due to its exemplary High Victorian Gothic architecture, the first use of that style for an American institutional building.