District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-523 — Court order requirement for hospital detention beyond 48 hours; maximum period for observation.
District of Columbia § 21-523
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subch. IIIEmergency Hospitalization.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-523 (2026).
Text
(a)A person admitted to a hospital or the Department under § 21-522 may not be detained in the hospital or by the Department for a period in excess of 48 hours from the time of the person’s admission, unless the administrator of the hospital, the chief clinical officer of the Department, or the administrator’s or chief clinical officer’s designee has, within that period, filed a written petition with the court for an order authorizing the continued detention of the person for emergency observation and diagnosis for a period not to exceed 7 days from the time the order is entered.
(b)A person brought in for emergency diagnosis and observation may be provided treatment if the person gives their informed consent or has been deemed incapacitated and substituted consent has been given, pursu
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 753, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Apr. 4, 2003, D.C. Law 14-283, § 2(j), 50 DCR 917
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District of Columbia § 21-523, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/21-523.