Kansas § 59-2956 Emergency observation; discharge

Kansas Statutes

§ 59-2956 — Emergency observation; discharge

Kansas § 59-2956

Ch. 59PROBATE CODE

Art. 29CARE AND TREATMENT FOR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2956 (2026).

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The head of the treatment facility shall discharge any person admitted pursuant to subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-2954 and amendments thereto when the ex parte emergency custody order expires, and shall discharge any person admitted pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of K.S.A. 59-2954 and amendments thereto not later than the close of business of the first day that the district court is open for the transaction of business after the admission date of the person, unless a district court orders that such person remain in custody under an ex parte emergency custody order issued pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 59-2958 and amendments thereto, or a temporary custody order issued pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 59-2959 and amendments thereto.

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The head of the treatment facility shall discharge any person admitted pursuant to subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-2954 and amendments thereto when the ex parte emergency custody order expires, and shall discharge any person admitted pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of K.S.A. 59-2954 and amendments thereto not later than the close of business of the first day that the district court is open for the transaction of business after the admission date of the person, unless a district court orders that such person remain in custody under an ex parte emergency custody order issued pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 59-2958 and amendments thereto, or a temporary custody order issued pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 59-2959 and amendments thereto.