Recent Posts in the Mental Health Law Category

• Amendments to Mental Health Act Take Effect In April 2019
  Feb 21, 2019
  Brian C. Caffrey, Esq. Amendments to the Pa. Mental Health Procedures Act, allowing for out-patient involuntary mental health commitments, take effect ...
  Posted By Brian C. Caffrey, Esq.
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• New Court Decision Allows The Expungement Of A Prior 303 Involuntary Commitment
  Jun 19, 2018
  By: Marc A. Scaringi, Esq. A prior commitment under Sections 302, 303, 304 or 305 of the Mental Health Procedures Act results in the individual losing ...
  Posted By Marc A. Scaringi, Esq.
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• Challenging an Involuntary Mental Health Commitment
  Feb 12, 2018
  By Robert Sakovich, Esq. Under the Mental Health Procedures Act, a physician in Pennsylvania can direct involuntary emergency mental health treatment ...
  Posted By Robert M. Sakovich, Esq.
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