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Behavioral Health Discharge Disposition — 201 and 302 — Clinical Pathway: Inpatient

Behavioral Health Discharge Disposition Clinical Pathway — Inpatient

201 and 302

201 and 302 are Pennsylvania-specific terms; each state has different designations for what constitutes voluntary or involuntary mental health commitments.

Type of Commitment Definition Tasks
201
  • Voluntary admission to IP psychiatry facility
  • Under age 14, parent/caregiver signs
    Age 14 and over, patient signs if able
  • Patient/parent signs paperwork
  • Psychiatrist/MD signs and completes paperwork
302
  • Involuntary admission to IP psychiatry facility
  • Can be petitioned by family/police or two MDs
  • Psychiatrist ensures paperwork completed
  • 302 is called into the Philadelphia Office of Mental Health 215-685-6440

 

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