Guam § 82304 - Maximum Period; When Termination of Certification and
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§ 82304. Maximum Period; When Termination of Certification and
Release of Involuntary Patient Required.
(a) Certification shall be for no more than 28 days, and shall terminate
as soon as, in the opinion of the qualified mental health professional staff of
the facility providing intensive treatment, the patient has improved suffi-
ciently for him to leave, or is prepared to accept voluntary treatment on
referral or to remain in the facility providing intensive treatment on a
voluntary basis.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the provisions of Article 5 or
Article 7 of this Chapter, a facility providing intensive treatment must release
all involuntary patients at the end of 28 days who do not agree to receive
further treatment on a voluntary basis.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 82304 ("Maximum Period; When Termination of Certification and") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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