How long can you be involuntarily committed in AZ?

Time Limits The maximum period for inpatient treatment is up to 90 days for a person found to be a danger to self, up to 180 days for a person found to be dangerous to others or persistently or acutely disabled, and up to 365 days inpatient days for a gravely disabled person.

What’s the difference between 5150 and 5250?

Unlike a 5150 hold a 5250 hold requires that the individual served receive a court hearing within 4 days of being served to ascertain the validity of the hold. Just as with the 5150 hold, during the 5250 hold, the individual is continually being assessed by psychiatric staff.

How are people with mental illness treated in Arizona?

Arizona 1 Mandatory Treatment Laws in Arizona. 2 Public Psychiatric Beds in Arizona. 3 Criminalization of Mental Illness in Arizona. 4 Criminal Diversion in Arizona. 5 Policy Recommendations 6 Additional Arizona Resources

How many mental health beds are there in Arizona?

A minimum of 50 beds per 100,000 people is considered necessary to provide minimally adequate treatment for individuals with severe mental illness. Like every state, Arizona fails to meet this minimum standard. Like every state in the nation, Arizona incarcerates more individuals with severe mental illness than it hospitalizes.

Who is an independent mental health evaluator in Arizona?

See Arizona Laws 1-215 Independent evaluator: means a licensed physician, psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner or psychologist selected by the person to be evaluated or by such person’s attorney. See Arizona Laws 36-501

Is the Arizona Department of Health services legal?

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