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with section 3873, subsection 5.__The provisions of this section | | apply to that application, except that the standard for admission | | is governed by section 3873, subsection 5, paragraph B. |
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| | | Sec. BBBB-9. 34-B MRSA §3864, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. | | 459, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. The District Court shall hold a hearing on the | application not later than 15 | | application. |
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| | | (1) On a motion by any party, the hearing may be continued | | for cause for a period not to exceed 10 additional | | days. |
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| | | (2) If the hearing is not held within the time specified, | | or within the specified continuance period, the court | | shall dismiss the application and order the person | | discharged forthwith. |
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| | | (3) In computing the time periods set forth in this | paragraph, the District Court Civil Rules shall | | Rules of Civil Procedure apply. |
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| | | Sec. BBBB-10. 34-B MRSA §3864, sub-§5, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1983, c. | | 459, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | E. In addition to proving that the patient is a mentally | ill individual, the applicant shall |
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| | | (1) By evidence of the patient's recent actions and | | behavior, that due to the patient's mental illness the | | patient poses a likelihood of serious harm; and |
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| | | (2) That, after full consideration of less restrictive | | treatment settings and modalities, inpatient | | hospitalization is the best available means for the | | treatment of the person. |
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| | | Sec. BBBB-11. 34-B MRSA §3870, sub-§3, ¶C is enacted to read: |
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| | | C.__Discharge from convalescent status occurs upon | | expiration of the period of involuntary commitment. |
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| | | Sec. BBBB-12. 34-B MRSA §3870, sub-§4, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1997, c. | | 422, §22, is amended to read: |
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