Our Section 12 lawyer, Mark Astor, is here to help with legal procedures. We believe that people in a mental crisis should receive health care without being ...

Section 12: Emergency restraint and hospitalization of persons posing risk of serious harm by reason of mental illness. Section 12. (a) A physician who is ...

In Massachusetts, Section 12 of Chapter 123 of the Massachusetts General Laws controls the admission of an individual to a general or psychiatric hospital ...

Section 12. There shall be a district attorney for each district set forth in the following section, who shall be a resident therein and a member of the bar of ...

10 янв. 2023 г. · At the hospital, the person must be informed of his right to counsel. He may have his own attorney represent him or a public defendant can be ...

Important to Remember: Section 12 is a transportation order to a hospital. Once the patient arrives at the hospital he/she must be evaluated by a physician ( ...

19 июл. 2024 г. · Criteria for Filing a Section 12 Order · Imminent Risk of Harm: The individual must present a clear and present danger to themselves or others.

Attorney Curran is committed to protecting the legal and constitutional rights of individuals facing civil commitment to mental hospitals, guardianships and ...

In Massachusetts, Section 12 of Chapter 123 of the Massachusetts General Laws controls the admission of a person to a general or psychiatric hospital for ...

In Massachusetts, section 12 is a legal provision that allows a qualified clinician to involuntarily hospitalize an individual for up to 72 hours if they ...