In re Nancy H.

OPINION OF THE COURT

George M. Bergerman, J.

This is an application by the patient, Nancy H., for release pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.31. Good Samaritan *31Hospital makes application for an order of retention and for treatment over objection.

Ms. H.’s initial admission to Good Samaritan Hospital was in violation of the provisions of Mental Hygiene Law § 9.37 (a) and (b) which require that the Director of Community Services make a finding that the proposed patient has “a mental illness for which immediate inpatient care and treatment in a hospital is appropriate and which is likely to result…