Behavioral Health Crisis: Baker and Marchman Acts in the Hospital Setting

December 19, 2023

Bethesda Hospital’s Behavioral Health Crisis lecture will highlight the benefits of optimal usage of the Baker Act and Marchman Act for the hospital setting to maximize internal and external resources.

Target Audience

Physicians, Emergency Department Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Clinical Chaplains, Pharmacists, Medical Students, and other interested healthcare professionals. 

Learning Objectives

  • Implement the Baker Act and Marchman Act criteria for admission and treatment within a hospital setting.
  • Explain appropriate enactments of either act, how to initiate each within a hospital setting, and any limitations.
  • Recommend resources to address patient and/or family concerns.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
03/12/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Event starts: 
12/19/2023 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
12/19/2023 - 1:00pm EST
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Bethesda Hospital East (BHE) or Zoom Clayton Conference Room
Bethesda, FL
United States

Rachel Rohaidy, M.D.
Addiction Psychiatrist
Baptist Health Medical Group
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida 

Graciela Jimenez, LMFT
Manager, Community Health
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida 

Rachel Rohaidy, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Graciela Jimenez, LMFT, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Keith J. Foster, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-1133198, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Techs, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Chaplain. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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