IF a court orders a mental evaluation or involuntary hospitalization, how is thi!
Question: IF a court orders a mental evaluation or involuntary hospitalization, how is this paid!?
in US, if the person does not have medical insurance , would a relative be able to put them on their insurance for this!?
would the state ever pay for this!?
how common is this in simple assault charges!?
please explain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
would the state ever pay for this!?
how common is this in simple assault charges!?
please explain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
This depends on several factors!.!.!.
If you are eligible for medicaid then yes, it will cover it, but may only cover a certain percentage of it!. If you are not eligible for it then you have to pay for it out of pocket!.
You can not be put under another insurance for this, unless it is your parent, of a certain age according to their insurance, and even then the insurance may not pay for it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you are eligible for medicaid then yes, it will cover it, but may only cover a certain percentage of it!. If you are not eligible for it then you have to pay for it out of pocket!.
You can not be put under another insurance for this, unless it is your parent, of a certain age according to their insurance, and even then the insurance may not pay for it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
You asked a lot of questions,
which shows that, at the very least, you are mentally competent!. ;)
Seriously, though, here are your answers:
1) To be as fair as possible, the Government, usually, the State,
has a "pool" of social workers and/or psychiatrists or similar
who have no direct connection to either the person or case in question
(i!.e!., they don't have to have a PhD in medicine,
though, of course, that would be best,
but would be expensive, as well)!.
As such, payment usually comes from the State,
but can also come from private funds
and/or medical research centers, etc!.
2) Only relatives who can declare the person in question
as a dependent and/or spouse may pay for that person's medical care
using their own insurance, assuming, of course,
that the insurance is "family" based (i!.e!., the insurance
is not solely for an "individual" who is not the person being evaluated)!.
Unfortunately, it is exceedingly rare for insurance companies
to allow an ill person (physically or mentally) to be added
to someone's existing policy, especially after the fact,
vis-a-vis, "pre-existing conditions"!.
3) (see above concerning the State's fiscal obligation)
4) A judge may order a competency evaluation or hearing for anyone
standing before him/her, including the defendant, lawyers,
witnesses, bystanders, etc!. The degree of crime is not of direct
importance when ordering the evaluation!. Of course, it is exceedingly
rare to do so, unless someone acts in an "unstable" manner!.
If you were just asking the questions to ask questions,
then I hope the above is sufficient for you!.
If you have an actual case on your hands,
you need to get a lawyer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
which shows that, at the very least, you are mentally competent!. ;)
Seriously, though, here are your answers:
1) To be as fair as possible, the Government, usually, the State,
has a "pool" of social workers and/or psychiatrists or similar
who have no direct connection to either the person or case in question
(i!.e!., they don't have to have a PhD in medicine,
though, of course, that would be best,
but would be expensive, as well)!.
As such, payment usually comes from the State,
but can also come from private funds
and/or medical research centers, etc!.
2) Only relatives who can declare the person in question
as a dependent and/or spouse may pay for that person's medical care
using their own insurance, assuming, of course,
that the insurance is "family" based (i!.e!., the insurance
is not solely for an "individual" who is not the person being evaluated)!.
Unfortunately, it is exceedingly rare for insurance companies
to allow an ill person (physically or mentally) to be added
to someone's existing policy, especially after the fact,
vis-a-vis, "pre-existing conditions"!.
3) (see above concerning the State's fiscal obligation)
4) A judge may order a competency evaluation or hearing for anyone
standing before him/her, including the defendant, lawyers,
witnesses, bystanders, etc!. The degree of crime is not of direct
importance when ordering the evaluation!. Of course, it is exceedingly
rare to do so, unless someone acts in an "unstable" manner!.
If you were just asking the questions to ask questions,
then I hope the above is sufficient for you!.
If you have an actual case on your hands,
you need to get a lawyer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I was involuntarily hospitalized in California, and I had to pay for it & my insurance at that time did not cover mental health!. No, you couldn't put them on someone else's insurance!. Here in Minnesota, where i live now, I was involuntarily hospitalized at a state institution, because all the regular hospitals were full, and the county paid my tab!. I could have legally been forced to pay, though, and the state hospital wanted to know all my assets so they could seize them if need be!. They were not accredited, so Medicare wouldn't pay that bill (the new state hospitals are community based and Medicare will pay, because they are accredited)!.
So I'm going to say, almost certainly, they will be stuck with the bill, unless they go to a state owned hospital, in which case they will get the most negligent, abusive, suckiest care imaginable!. You can negotiate the bill down quite a bit, and that would help!. A lot of people with mental problems have no assets - they can't take an older car (say less than $6000 value) or your home, so if the person has no real assets, they are safe & can choose to ignore the bill, or write it off in bankruptcy, if there is just no way to pay it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
So I'm going to say, almost certainly, they will be stuck with the bill, unless they go to a state owned hospital, in which case they will get the most negligent, abusive, suckiest care imaginable!. You can negotiate the bill down quite a bit, and that would help!. A lot of people with mental problems have no assets - they can't take an older car (say less than $6000 value) or your home, so if the person has no real assets, they are safe & can choose to ignore the bill, or write it off in bankruptcy, if there is just no way to pay it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
May depend on the state in which the person resides!. It's a 72-hour hold for psychiatric evaluation!. I'm not knowledgeable enough about this to answer your questions!. Suggest you speak to a paralegal!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you are remanded to a state institution, the state pays for it, as you become a ward of the state!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If the court intends to protect the state then the state should pay for it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com