Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123 § 14
Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Whenever the medical director of the Bridgewater state hospital certifies that the failure to retain any person in strict security would not create a likelihood of serious harm by reason of mental illness but that such person is in need of further care and treatment in a facility, he shall request the commission to transfer such person to a facility designated by the commissioner. Within thirty days of the receipt of such request the commissioner shall execute the transfer, unless within said period he files a petition under sections seven and eight for the further commitment of the person to the Bridgewater state hospital.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, § 14