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she had had an evaluation.
Det. Sudler:
Uh Huh. - - -
Johnson:
And whoever had evaluated her had said “Okay, yeah
.she’s. . .she’s okay to go.. .she’s not any danger
to herself or to anyone else.. .and- she’s.. .she’s
fine to be released”. So.. .1 mean. .that’s.. .that’s
• .that’s what I knew was that yeah, she had been
evaluated and she was okay. It was just a temporary
upsetness.. .something that I guess everyone involved
believed could be cured with some rest and relaxation.
Det. Sudler: Okay. It appears that, at the hospital. . .you know... that they had a discussion about psychiatric evaluations and. . . and that they would take care of pretty much.. .you know.. .whatever Lisa needed. . . that they would rather not her. .you know. . .be evaluated or.. or have a psychiatrist actually treat her or
.you know. I guess they had a nurse practitioner
just make the general.. .you know. . .the legal determination as to whether’or not she was a Baker Act candidate and ask her some questions. But I
was wondering if there was any -structured thing
that she was gonna be a part of. . .you know...
because like.. .you know.. .we have a
72 hour Baker
Act law in this state that. . .you know.. .an
- -
involuntary... ‘ ‘
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Johnson:
I’m not sure what-that is.
- - .
Det. Sudler:
Well, an involuntary admission into
a health care
facility for 72 hours is the maximum amount of time
by law that a person can stay there
against their
will. . .you know. . .until a Judge- or physician can
make a determination if they’re okay to leave. It
would take a’ court order to keep them longer than
72 hours. So Lisa didn’t meet that
legal criteria

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