Posted by Abby on January 30, 2000, at 13:55:28
In reply to Re: The Gulag in America? Where? Not in NE, posted by Eric on January 30, 2000, at 11:17:24
My understanding, and I may be wrong, is that when you are commited, at least in Maine, the State pays for everything. The hospital records never make it into your other health records unless you specifically tell them to do so. When my mother was in the hospital, she spent one night. After a thorough evaluation they provided treatment recommendations but said that she could leave. There was a bad storm brewing, and she wouldn't be able to get on the ferry back to her house on an island. The hospital hoped that she would stay but told her she was free to go. SHe ran out very quickly and checked herself into the motel where my father was staying. He mad sure to switch motels.
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