Legal Basics
What are the two legal components required for a Section 12?
Mental illness AND likelihood of serious harm.
Statutory
What are the three statutory categories of serious harm?
Principle
What principle guides decisions about restraints during transport?
A person says, “Life isn’t worth it,” but denies intent or plan. Appropriate response?
Stronger
Which statement is stronger when documenting: “emotionally disturbed” or quoting exact statements?
Serious Harm
Define “likelihood of serious harm.”
Past Suicide
Does past suicide attempt alone automatically justify Section 12 today? Must give explanation?
Voluntarily
If a person agrees to go voluntarily, when might Section 12 still be appropriate?
Manic
A manic person is maxing out credit cards but not threatening harm. Does this meet criteria? Explain.
Critical
Why is documenting access to means critical?
What is the difference between 12(a) and 12(b)?
Bizarre
Does bizarre behavior alone meet criteria? Must give explanation?
Authority
Who has authority to admit the person under 12(b)?
Threats
Family reports threats, but subject denies and appears calm. What should be assessed?
Third-party
Should documentation include third-party witness statements? Explain.
Held
How long may someone be held under Section 12 without court involvement?
Scenerio
A person states: “I’m going to hang myself tonight,” has rope in room. Which category applies from the Section 12?
What to do?
If criteria are unclear, what should officers do before initiating Section 12?
Roommate
A person threatens to stab a roommate and has access to knives. What must be documented? Explain.
Diagnosis
Why must reports avoid clinical diagnoses?
Dangerous
What must link the dangerous behavior to the legal authority?
Psychosis
A person with untreated psychosis hasn’t eaten in days and believes food is poisoned. Which category from Section 12 may apply?
Fail
If officers fail to act when clear criteria are present, what exposure may result?
Intoxicated
An intoxicated person makes suicidal statements. What is the proper approach?
Threshold
Documentation must clearly demonstrate what legal threshold?