• § 37-7-60 - Designation of Evaluating Facilities
  Any state owned or state operated facility may be designated by the department as an evaluating facility. The department shall maintain an evaluating facility...
• § 37-7-61 - Petition for Court Ordered Evaluation
  Proceedings for a court ordered evaluation may be initiated in the following manner: (1) Any person may file an application executed under oath with...
• § 37-7-62 - Hearing on Petition for Court Ordered Evaluation; Notice; Appointment of Representatives; Patient's Right to Counsel; Waiver of Hearing by Patient; Procedure Upon Issuance of Order for Evaluation
  (a) The court shall review the petition filed under Code Section 37-7-61 and if the court finds reasonable cause to believe that the patient...
• § 37-7-63 - Admission of Persons to Evaluating Facilities for Evaluation and Emergency Treatment
  Any person who is brought to an evaluating facility under Code Section 37-7-43 or under a court order as provided in Code Section 37-7-62...
• § 37-7-64 - Length of Period of Detention in Evaluating Facility; Discharge; Procedure Upon Determination of Need for Hospitalization or Involuntary Treatment; Notice of Discharge From Evaluating Facility
  (a) A patient who has been admitted to an evaluating facility pursuant to Code Section 37-7-43, 37-7-63, or subparagraph (a)(3)(B) of Code Section 37-7-81.1...
• § 37-7-65 - Request for Transfer to Another Evaluating Facility; Direction of Notice of Transfer
  Any patient admitted to an evaluating facility may apply to the chief medical officer of that facility for transfer at his own expense to...

Last modified: October 14, 2016