Opinion ID: 1445060
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Charter Hospital.

Text: Charter argues that there is no genuine issue of material fact involving the hospital and that summary judgment was appropriate. Charter notes that: (a) It was summoned to the Maziar residence by Mr. Maziar, who was presumably one of the owners of the residence; (b) Upon arrival of Charter personnel, the police were already present; (c) Maziar, who was inside the house, had abrasions on her body and the house was in disarray; (d) The Maziar children were outside in the backyard because they feared a confrontation with their mother; (e) Maziar admitted that she was shocked and angry at the time of the arrival of the Charter personnel; (f) Nurse Richardson found that, in good faith, she could not walk away from the situation, and that Maziar was not taking her psychiatric medications; (g) Maziar was periodically taking approximately nineteen medications, many of which were designed to relieve pain and control emotion; (h) Dr. Brewer, a psychiatrist, stated in his emergency admission certificate application that he felt she presents [a] danger to others at this time. (i) In her own affidavit, Maziar suggests that it was unfortunate that Charter was suckered into coming into the Maziar residence by her husband. NRS 433A.115 defines a mentally ill person in part to mean a person who presents a clear and present danger of harm to himself or others. In this case, both a certified nurse and psychiatrist have indicated that Maziar presented a danger to others. We conclude that such certification was reasonable, especially considering the fact that Maziar was a psychiatric patient at the time and was not taking her prescribed medications. We conclude that the application for emergency admission was appropriate and that summary judgment was proper.