Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-86 – Status of patient pending hearing
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-86
- Court: means any duly constituted court and includes proceedings, hearings of per diem judges as authorized by law. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
- Discharge: means the formal termination on the records of a psychiatric facility of a patient's period of treatment at the facility. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
- Patient: means a person under observation, care, or treatment at a psychiatric facility. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
- Psychiatric facility: means a public or private hospital or part thereof which provides inpatient or outpatient care, custody, diagnosis, treatment or rehabilitation services for mentally ill persons or for persons habituated to the excessive use of drugs or alcohol or for intoxicated persons. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the authority of the psychiatric facility to detain a patient shall not be diminished by the institution of proceedings under this part until a final order requiring the discharge of the patient.