Maine § 34-B §3868 Transfer to other institutions

Maine Statutes

§ 34-B §3868 — Transfer to other institutions

Maine § 34-B §3868

Title 34-BBEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Ch. 3MENTAL HEALTH

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 34-B §3868 (2026).

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1.To other hospitals. The commissioner may transfer, or authorize the transfer of, a patient from one hospital to another, either inside or outside the State, if the commissioner determines that it would be consistent with the medical or psychiatric needs of the patient to do so.

2.To federal agency. Upon receipt of a certificate of an agency of the United States that facilities are available for the care or treatment of any involuntarily hospitalized person and that the person is eligible for care and treatment in a hospital or institution of the agency, the chief administrative officer of the psychiatric hospital may cause the person's transfer to the agency of the United States for hospitalization.

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To other hospitals.
The commissioner may transfer, or authorize the transfer of, a patient from one hospital to another, either inside or outside the State, if the commissioner determines that it would be consistent with the medical or psychiatric needs of the patient to do so.
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To federal agency.
Upon receipt of a certificate of an agency of the United States that facilities are available for the care or treatment of any involuntarily hospitalized person and that the person is eligible for care and treatment in a hospital or institution of the agency, the chief administrative officer of the psychiatric hospital may cause the person's transfer to the agency of the United States for hospitalization.