Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs (CPEPs) in New York record involuntary emergency admissions under Mental Hygiene Law section 9.40 on OMH 476. A clinician meets it when working in an OMH-licensed CPEP and a person arrives with a mental illness likely to result in serious harm. The form documents the admitting physician's findings and, for stays beyond 24 hours, a staff psychiatrist's confirmation and move to an extended observation bed.
A CPEP staff physician completes Section II, the record of admission, after examining the person. A different physician on the CPEP's psychiatric staff completes Section III and the Section IV staff psychiatrist's confirmation within 24 hours of arrival in the CPEP emergency room.
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CPEP Emergency Admission (Mental Hygiene Law §9.40)
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A CPEP staff physician must examine the person as soon as practicable and no later than six hours after they are received in the CPEP emergency room. A psychiatrist's confirmation is then required within 24 hours for the person to stay longer in an extended observation bed.
The person is discharged unless they agree to voluntary or informal admission. If they are likely to keep meeting the standard, they are evaluated for admission to a section 9.39 hospital; if they need inpatient care but no longer meet the emergency standard, section 9.27 applies.