Psychiatry Legal Status

The Psychiatry pages contain specific information to the Psychiatry department.

Psychiatry Main Page | Leave of Absence | Legal Status

Discharging a Patient - (Handout) The Discharge activity is used to record the discharge time, date, and disposition of a patient.
Discharging an ED Patient with a Legal Status - (Handout) Patients with a legal status restricting discharge who are being discharged to an outside Psychiatry Hospital require a Discharge Disposition of “Psych HSP/Unit.” If discharging to some other location, the provider must first remove the legal status order.
Reviewing and Updating an ED Patient’s Legal Status - (Handout) This workflow reviews the process to identify and update a patient's involuntary legal status and is designed to PROTECT providers from being held in contempt of court if they discharge an involuntary patient without receiving a court order.
Reviewing and Updating a Patient's Legal Status - (Handout) The legal status of a patient can be viewed in the Storyboard and provides links to historical documentation of a patient’s legal status and scanned legal documents. Certain legal statuses require continuation through order placement prompted by Best Practice Advisory (BPA) Notifications.
Undo a Discharge – Disposition “Deceased” - (Handout) Using Event Management to undo a discharge with a disposition of “Deceased”.