The law allows hospitals in New Jersey to keep patients deemed a danger to themselves or others 144 hours instead of the former limit of 72 hours with a court order.
signed Wednesday in response to a shortage of places for patients to live and receive treatment after discharge.
The law allows hospitals to keep patients deemed a danger to themselves or others 144 hours instead of the former limit of 72 hours with a court order based on “a higher standard of proof than what is typically required at the initial phase of such proceedings,” according to the governor’s signing statement.
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