A police officer or a doctor has the authority to initiate a 302 without prior authorization from the OBH delegate. The OBH delegate can be reached by calling 412-350-4457. There are two parts to a 302: evaluation and admission. Any person (including police and doctors) can petition or request an involuntary psychiatric evaluation for another person. The person requesting the evaluation is known as the "petitioner." In every 302, a petitioner is required to sign the 302 and appear at a hearing, if necessary. A petitioner must have first-hand knowledge of the dangerous conduct. The petitioner may be required to testify at a hearing regarding the dangerous conduct that he or she witnessed.
201 (voluntary) you can't 302 them (do an involuntary commitment." A physician or police officer can authorize the medical evaluation without a warrant, or a petitioner — often a person's loved one or a mental health professional — can sign a 302 form petitioning the county mental health administrator to issue a warrant.
For someone that is a harm to themselves or others, calling 911 is the best option - no intervention needed. 2. Clarify if the person wants help. Basic human rights allow a person to ask for and accept help. Those same rights allow a person to reject the help they might need. A 302 often involves police and is often the process sought after other treatment options have been tried such as residential treatment, outpatient therapy, or medication management.
Just because someone is taken to the ER on a 302 warrant (that's what it is, an arrest warrant) doesn't mean they are 302'd. When I do a 302, I fill out a section saying who the person is, who I am, and what the patient did or said. The doctor or his agent must then examine the person. The person has to meet certain qualifications. Mental Health. Anti-stigma Resources. Involuntary Commitment. Services For Adults. Services For Persons Under 18. When a person is admitted to a treatment facility pursuant to Section 302, there is no formal hearing, no court order, and no judicial findings of fact. A person can be "committed" simply upon a brief examination by a physician. These examinations are routinely shorter than 5 minutes. To say there is no due process is an understatement.
To Baker Act someone means that you initiate the process for an involuntary and emergency psychiatric examination of a person with a mental illness at a Florida hospital or crisis unit.
Sorry. 302 is the code in PA for involuntarily committing someone to an institution because of severe mental health issues and/or being a danger to oneself or someone else. They can be held for up to 5 days...if their treatment is not improving or is just underway, the Drs at that point will then go to a judge and file a 303 and so on and so forth. A 302 commitment in Pennsylvania is an involuntary commitment into a mental health institute for emergency psychiatric evaluation. The person who signs or calls for the 302 must have direct first hand knowledge of the person and the danger they pose to themselves or others.