Title 24 — Hospitals and AsylumsRelease 119-73

§325 Examination of persons admitted

Title 24 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL NATIONALS RETURNED FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES › § 325

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone admitted to a hospital under these rules must be examined by qualified hospital medical staff as soon as possible and no later than five days after admission. If the exam shows they do not need hospital care for a mental illness, they must be released. If they do need care, they must be checked again as often as possible but at least every six months, and be discharged or released with conditions once hospitalization is no longer needed. If a person is admitted under this law, the hospital must immediately notify their legal guardian, spouse, or next of kin, if known.

Full Legal Text

Title 24, §325

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(a)Any person admitted to any hospital pursuant to section 322 or section 324 of this title shall, as soon as practicable, but in no event more than five days after the day of such admission, be examined by qualified members of the medical staff of the hospital and, unless found to be in need of hospitalization by reason of mental illness, shall be discharged. Any person found upon such examination to be in need of such hospitalization shall thereafter, as frequently as practicable but not less often than every six months, be reexamined and shall, whenever it is determined that the conditions justifying such hospitalization no longer obtain, be discharged or, if found to be in the best interests of the patient, be conditionally released.

(b)Whenever any person is admitted to a hospital pursuant to this chapter, his legal guardian, spouse, or next of kin shall, if known, be immediately notified.

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Citation

24 U.S.C. § 325

Title 24 — Hospitals and Asylums

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73