Missouri Laws 631.165 – Transfer of patient to a mental health facility, when, procedure
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 631.165
- Alcohol or drug abuse facility: a place providing treatment and rehabilitation to persons engaged in alcohol or drug abuse, or both, which is recognized as such a place by the department of mental health. See Missouri Laws 631.005
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Qualified counselor: a person who provides substance abuse counseling and who meets the qualifications prescribed in the standards for certification of alcohol and drug abuse programs under rules promulgated by the department of mental health, as authorized by sections 630. See Missouri Laws 631.005
If the head of the alcohol or drug abuse facility finds that a person who is detained for treatment and rehabilitation is presenting a likelihood of serious harm as a result of mental disorder other than alcohol or drug abuse, or both, the head of the facility shall arrange for the transfer of the person to a mental health facility through a mental health coordinator, or through a licensed physician, registered professional nurse, qualified counselor or mental health professional designated by the mental health facility. The person may be detained for up to ninety-six hours for evaluation and treatment, under the procedures of sections 632.310, 632.315, 632.320 and 632.325, before filing a petition for further detention under sections 632.330 and 632.335.