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Civil Commitment of Persons Not Charged With Any Criminal Offense

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Preliminary proceedings—Petition for treatment

Judicial proceedings; advisement of patient, counsel retained physician's authority, treatment program of commitment, withdrawal, duration, confinement, postconfinement, and recommitment; examination of patient; appointment of physicians, order of commitment, conduct and report of examination, and copies to patient and counsel; return of patient for further proceedings

Hearings—Discharge of patient and dismissal of proceedings; notice of time and place; service; issues of fact; demand for jury or judicial determination

Order of commitment for treatment to care and custody of Commissioner of Health; reports of Commissioner of Health

Period of commitment to care and custody of Commissioner of Health; patient subject to posthospitalization program; release from confinement

Release from confinement—Notice and return to committing court; placing patient under care and custody of Commissioner of Health for posthospitalization treatment; recommendations of Commissioner of Health

Petition for inquiry into health and general condition and necessity for continuation of confinement; order for release from confinement and return to court; placing patient under posthospitalization treatment

Criminal conviction or criminal appellation from determination of being narcotic addict; criminal proceedings prohibited from using information gained in addiction inquiry

Evidence; examining physician a competent and compellable witness; physician-patient privilege

Subchapter inapplicable to persons with criminal charge pending, on probation or with sentence unserved; consent to commitment of such persons by authority with power over their custody

Commitment to hospital of the Service dependent upon certification of availability of facilities or personnel for treatment

Compensation of physicians and counsel; source of funds

Authority of Commissioner of Health—Delegation of functions

Penalties; escape or rescue from custody

Same; false statements