HRS §334-75
When a psychiatric facility can let a patient leave temporarily
The head of a psychiatric facility or their deputy can let a patient leave for a short time, called an authorized absence, under any conditions they think are right. If the patient was sent there by a court order, the court must approve absences longer than 30 days, but not for shorter ones. For patients transferred from another facility, the official who transferred them must approve.
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The statute, as written — Authorized absence
The administrator of a psychiatric facility or the administrator's deputy may grant authorized absence from the facility to any patient upon such terms and conditions as the administrator or the administrator's deputy may deem advisable, and, as to a patient admitted or committed on court order, with the prior approval of the court for periods in excess of thirty days, and without the approval of the court for periods up to thirty days, or, as to a patient transferred under section 334-74, with the prior approval of the official effecting the transfer; provided that if a patient has been admitted or committed on court order after having been charged with a felony or misdemeanor pursuant to chapter 707, an absence can be authorized only with the prior approval of the court, except where the absence is supervised by the presence of someone from the facility.
Sections this one refers to
§334-74 Transfer of prisoners to mental health facilities
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