Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 82.djvu/663

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PUBLIC LAW 90-452-AUG. 3, 1968

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" (b) A program shall be developed for patients of the inpatient center who are diagnosed not to be chronic alcoholics which program shall be designed to inform them of the dangers of alcoholism. "(c) In the case of a patient of the inpatient center who is diagnosed as a chronic alcoholic, he shall be given immediate, intensive treatment for chronic alcoholism at the inpatient center. " (d) No patient may be detained at the inpatient center without his consent, except under an order of the Court issued under section 7 of this Act. Reasonable regulations for checking out of the inpatient center and for providing transportation may be adopted. If a patient checks out of the center against medical advice, he may be readmitted at the discretion of the medical officer in charge of the center. "SEC. 6. (a) A chronic alcoholic shall be encouraged to consent to outpatient and aftercare treatment for his illness at the types of facilities authorized in section 8(a) of this Act. Any person may voluntarily request admission to outpatient treatment. The medical officer in charge of the outpatient treatment is authorized to determine who shall be admitted to such treatment. There shall be one central outpatient treatment office which shall coordinate the operation of all outpatient facilities, and paiticiilarly shall be responsible for locating residential facilities for indigent intoxicated persons and alcoholics. " (b) For chronic alcoholics for whom recovery is unlikely, supportive services and residential facilities shall be provided. " (c) The Commissioner shall be responsible, through the outpatient treajtment programs, for coordinating all public and private community efforts, including welfare services, vocational rehabilitation, and job placement, to integrate chronic alcoholics back into society as productive citizens. " (d) No person shall be required to participate in outpatient treatment without his consent unless required under an order of the Court issued under section 7 of this Act. Reasonable recjuirements may be placed upon such a person as conditions for his participation in such treatment. If a patient withdraws from outpatient treatment against medical advice, he may be readmitted at the discretion of the medical officer in charge of outpatient treatment. "SEC. 7. (a) The Court may, on a petition of the Corporation Counsel on behalf of the Commissioner, filed and heard before the period of detention for detoxification and diagnosis expires, order a person to be committed to the custody of the Commissioner for inpatient treatment and care if (1) the Court determines that the person is a chronic alcoholic and that as a result of chronic or acute intoxication such person is in immediate danger of substantial physical harm, and (2) such person received notice of the filing of such petition within a reasonable time before the hearing held by the Court. The period of such commitment, computed from the date of admission to a detoxification center, shall not exceed (1) 30 days in the case of the first or second such commitment within any 24-month period, or (2) 90 days in the case of the third or subsequent such commitment within any 24month period. " (b)(1) The Court may, after making the findings prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subsection, commit to the custody of the Commissioner for treatment and care for up to a specified period of time a chronic alcoholic who— " (A) is charged with any misdemeanor and who, prior to trial for such misdemeanor, voluntarily requests such treatment in lieu of criminal prosecution for such misdemeanor; " (B) is charged wnth a violation of section 28 of the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (D.C. Code, sec. 2 5 128) and is acquitted on the ground of chronic alcoholism; or Ante, p. eis. " (C) is convicted of a violation of such section 28.

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