Took the following from your link. It was in various newspapers that WN checked himself in to a mental health facility. My granddaughter committed herself and she was in the hospital for 60 days, but that is because she wanted to leave.
Conclusion
The He-M 306 rule delineates a process allowing for involuntary
administration of psychiatric (or medical) treatment to patients
lacking capacity and who refuse treatment that is clinically necessary
in order to alleviate their psychiatric (or medical) symptoms.
The evolution of this rule shows the careful balance sought between
the formation of more clinically relevant definitions of psychiatric
emergency with appropriate time frames for treatment of patients
suffering severe psychiatric symptoms linked to their mental illness.
Incidentally, the number of patients receiving He-M 306 treatment
authorizations is small compared to the total number of
patients admitted to NH Hospital. In 2007, out of a total of 2,123
admissions, only 17 He-M 306 treatment authorization petitions
were submitted, of which 15 were granted. In 2008, out of a total of
2,260 admissions, 15 petitions were submitted and 14 were granted.
In 2009, out of a total of 2,278 admissions, 24 petitions were submitted
and 22 were granted.
Twenty five years have passed since the initial He-M 306 rule
was established. The fourth revision of this rule is the cumulative
work of clinicians, attorneys, administrators and legislators, who
all strive to strike a balance between an individual’s rights and the
need for involuntary treatment. We trust that the balance has been
achieved.
allowing the involuntary treatment of a severely ill population, while
ensuring their civil rights. This comprehensive review of He-M 306
points out parallel processes: The development of increasingly rigorous
administrative and legal oversight (ensuring appropriate due
process rights for the patient); the demand for substantive clinical
information justifying the request for involuntary treatment; and,the formation of more clinically relevant definitions of psychiatric
emergency with appropriate time frames for treatment of patients
suffering severe psychiatric symptoms linked to their mental illness.
Incidentally, the number of patients receiving He-M 306 treatment
authorizations is small compared to the total number of
patients admitted to NH Hospital. In 2007, out of a total of 2,123
admissions, only 17 He-M 306 treatment authorization petitions
were submitted, of which 15 were granted. In 2008, out of a total of
2,260 admissions, 15 petitions were submitted and 14 were granted.
In 2009, out of a total of 2,278 admissions, 24 petitions were submitted
and 22 were granted.
Twenty five years have passed since the initial He-M 306 rule
was established. The fourth revision of this rule is the cumulative
work of clinicians, attorneys, administrators and legislators, who
all strive to strike a balance between an individual’s rights and the
need for involuntary treatment. We trust that the balance has been
achieved.