Missouri § 633.160 Emergency admission may be made, duration, conditions.

Missouri Statutes

§ 633.160 — Emergency admission may be made, duration, conditions.

Missouri § 633.160

Title XLADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Ch. 633Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 633.160 (2026).

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If a person presents himself, or is presented, to a regional center or department developmental disability facility and is determined to be intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled and, as a result, presents an imminent likelihood of serious harm to himself or others as defined in chapter 632 , the regional center or developmental disability facility may accept the person for detention for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed ninety-six hours under the same procedures contained in chapter 632 .  The head of the regional center or developmental disability facility may initiate guardianship proceedings to have the person detained beyond the ninety-six hours under chapter 475 , or may refer the person to a mental health facility, if the person is mentally ill, for fu

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If a person presents himself, or is presented, to a regional center or department developmental disability facility and is determined to be intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled and, as a result, presents an imminent likelihood of serious harm to himself or others as defined in chapter 632 , the regional center or developmental disability facility may accept the person for detention for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed ninety-six hours under the same procedures contained in chapter 632 . The head of the regional center or developmental disability facility may initiate guardianship proceedings to have the person detained beyond the ninety-six hours under chapter 475 , or may refer the person to a mental health facility, if the person is mentally ill, for further detention under the procedures in chapter 632 .