J.H. v. TidalHealth Peninsula

J.H. v. TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, Inc., No. 754, Sept. Term 2020. Opinion by Ripken, J. MENTAL HEALTH — ADMISSION OR COMMITMENT PROCEDURE — ERROR The ALJ must order the release of the proposed admittee when (1) a procedural error occurred, (2) the error is substantial, and (3) no other available remedy is consistent with due process and the protection of the individual’s rights. The lack of a written application for admission was a procedural error, but the ALJ did not err in concluding that the error was not a substantial error warranting the proposed admittee’s release. MENTAL HEALTH…