Sec. 1. (a) An individual may be detained in a facility for not more than seventy-two (72) hours under this chapter, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, if a written application for detention is filed with the facility. The individual may not be detained in a state institution unless the detention is instituted by the state institution.
(b) An application under subsection (a) must contain both of the following:
(1) A statement of the applicant's belief that the individual is:
(A) mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled; and
(B) in need of immediate restraint.
(2) A statement by at least one (1) physician that, based on:
(A) an examination; or
(B) information given the physician;
the individual may be mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-7(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-1993, SEC.153; P.L.40-1994, SEC.56.