{"data":{"id":"us-gu/10-gca-82a1302","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"10 GCA § 82A1302","heading":"Emergency Treatment Initiated by Others.","body":"(a) Any psychiatrist, other physician, or qualified mental health professional as designated pursuant to § 82101(g) of Chapter 82, who has been generally designated to do so by the government of Guam or GBHWC may initiate emergency treatment/observation based on a good faith belief that because of a severe psychiatric disorder a person is either a danger to himself or herself, a danger to others, or gravely disabled.\n(b) Any such person who determines the need for emergency treatment/observation but who is not authorized to transport such individuals to a psychiatric facility may direct any person enumerated in § 82A1303 to do so.","path":["Title 10: Health and Safety","Division 4 - Guam Health Act","Chapter 82A: Assisted Outpatient Treatment","ARTICLE 13: EMERGENCY TREATMENT /O BSERVATION - CERTIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/10gc082A.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:08:08Z","sha256":"62a124561282089d439414e5926f9e432d612fd0501dabf75c59dba7be31b0ff","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/10-gca-82a1301","next":"us-gu/10-gca-82a1303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}