D.C. Code § 21-514
Release of patients hospitalized under section 21-513.
Effective Mar 21, 2025Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 753, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Mar. 21, 2025, D.C. Law 25-304, § 2(f)
Unless proceedings for hospitalization under court order have been initiated under subchapter IV of this chapter, a hospital, upon the written request of a patient hospitalized pursuant to § 21-513 , shall immediately release him.
History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 753, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
Mar. 21, 2025, D.C. Law 25-304, § 2(f)
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 21-514.
1981 Ed., § 21-514.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 21-513.