This is a retention hearing, which is a proceeding wherein the court can either retain a patient or discharge the patient to the street. This hearing was held pursuant to section 9.33 of the Mental Hygiene Law entitled "Court authorization to retain an involuntary patient": "(a) If the director shall determine that a patient admitted upon an application supported by medical certification, for whom there is no court order authorizing...
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