NY Ment Hygiene L § 9.55 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title B - Mental Health Act Article 9 - Hospitalization of Persons With a Mental Illness 9.55 - Emergency Admissions for Immediate Observation, Care and Treatment; Powers of Qualified Psychiatrists.

* § 9.55 Emergency   admissions  for  immediate  observation,  care  andtreatment; powers of qualified psychiatrists.A qualified psychiatrist shall have the power to direct the removal of   any person, whose treatment for a mental illness he  or  she  is  either   supervising  or  providing  in  a  facility  licensed or operated by the   office of mental health which does not  have  an  inpatient  psychiatric   service,  to  a  hospital  approved  by  the  commissioner  pursuant  to   subdivision (a) of section 9.39 of this article or  to  a  comprehensive   psychiatric  emergency program, if he or she determines upon examination   of such person that such person appears to have  a  mental  illness  for   which  immediate  observation,  care  and  treatment  in  a  hospital is   appropriate and which is likely to result in serious harm to himself  or   herself  or  others.  Upon  the  request of such qualified psychiatrist,   peace officers, when acting pursuant to their special duties, or  police   officers, who are members of an authorized police department or force or   of a sheriff's department shall take into custody and transport any such   person.  Upon  the  request  of  a  qualified  psychiatrist an ambulance   service, as defined by subdivision two of section three thousand one  of   the  public health law, is authorized to transport any such person. Such   person may then be  admitted  to  a  hospital  in  accordance  with  the   provisions  of  section  9.39  of  this  article  or  to a comprehensive   psychiatric emergency program  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of   section 9.40 of this article.* NB Effective until July 1, 2024   * § 9.55 Emergency   admissions  for  immediate  observation,  care  andtreatment; powers of qualified psychiatrists.A qualified psychiatrist shall have the power to direct the removal of   any  person,  whose  treatment  for  a  mental  illness  he  is   either   supervising  or  providing  in  a  facility  licensed or operated by the   office of mental health which does not  have  an  inpatient  psychiatric   service,  to  a  hospital  approved  by  the  commissioner  pursuant  to   subdivision (a) of section 9.39 of this article, if he  determines  upon   examination  of  such  person  that such person appears to have a mental   illness for  which  immediate  observation,  care  and  treatment  in  a   hospital is appropriate and which is likely to result in serious harm to   himself  or others, as defined in section 9.39 of this article. Upon the   request of such qualified  psychiatrist,  peace  officers,  when  acting   pursuant to their special duties, or police officers, who are members of   an  authorized  police  department or force or of a sheriff's department   shall take into custody and transport any such person. Upon the  request   of  a  qualified  psychiatrist  an  ambulance  service,  as  defined  by   subdivision two of section three thousand one of the public health  law,   is  authorized  to  transport  any  such person. Such person may then be   admitted in accordance with the  provisions  of  section  9.39  of  this   article.* NB Effective July 1, 2024