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by Anonymous on June 27th, 2009
The Baker Act, which is also known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, was enacted to protect the elderly from being committed to mental health facilities by their greedy relatives, apparently a common occurence at the time in Florida. It is meant to be used when someone is a danger to themselves or others. Only a police officer, a treating physician, a psychologist, psychiatrist, or licensed mental health counselor can have someone Baker Acted. (Of course, if a citizen reports someone as a danger, the police will act on that. Better safe than sorry.) Within 72 hours, the person must be examined by a clinical psychologist at the nearest receiving facility. If they are no longer a danger, they must be released. If they are deemed still to be dangerous, then a petition must be filed by the psychologist with the courts and they will receive a hearing to determine involuntary placement, which is no more than six months. (After that, there needs to be another exam and hearing.) If you want to know exactly what this law is all about, you can find it at http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/ under Title XXIX, Chapter 394, Part I. (I know all this because I'm earning my degree in mental health counseling.)
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You're reading Has anyone heard of "The Baker Act"? I think it's a law in Florida. It's used in a sentence like I'd Baker Act her
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