In re Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Krausman, J.
The central issue presented on appeal is whether a psychiatric hospital may convert a voluntary patient to the status of an involuntary patient pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.27 based upon the certificates of two examining physicians, but without obtaining confirmation of the patient’s need for involuntary treatment by a third physician who is a member of the hospital’s psychiatric staff. For the reasons which follow, we conclude that a psychiatric hospital which seeks to convert a voluntary patient’s status pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.27 must fully…
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