{"id":3404,"date":"2020-07-16T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T15:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolfinal.wpengine.com\/?page_id=3404"},"modified":"2023-05-19T08:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:42:25","slug":"what-is-a-baker-act-in-pensacola-florida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nickortizlaw.com\/ssd-faq\/what-is-a-baker-act-in-pensacola-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Baker Act in Pensacola Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
o Voluntary admission
o Involuntary examination
o Involuntary inpatient placement (IIP)
o Involuntary outpatient placement (IOP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
o Crisis stabilization units (CSUs)
o Short\u2010term residential treatment facilities (SRTs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Is Involuntary Examination and How Is It Conducted?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n o Law enforcement officers (49%) o Appears to have a mental illness; o Hospitals
o Mental health professionals and physicians (49%)
o Circuit courts (2%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
o Presents a danger to self or others; and
o Refuses voluntary exam or is unable to understand need for exam<\/p>\n\n\n\n
o Crisis stabilization units (CSUs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n