The director of the establishment decides to lift the psychiatric care measure when this is requested :
1° By the departmental psychiatric care commission mentioned in article L. 3222-5 ;
2° By one of the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of 2° of II of article L. 3212-1.
In the case referred to in 2° of this article, the director of the establishment is not obliged to grant this request if a medical certificate or, if it is impossible to examine the patient, a medical opinion drawn up by a psychiatrist in the establishment and dated less than twenty-four hours ago certifies that stopping care would pose an imminent danger to the patient’s health. The director of the establishment then informs the applicant in writing of his refusal, indicating the means of appeal provided for in article L. 3211-12.
In the same case, when a medical certificate or, if it is impossible to examine the patient, a medical opinion drawn up by a psychiatrist in the establishment less than twenty-four hours old states that the patient’s mental state requires care and compromises the safety of individuals or seriously undermines public order, the director of the establishment shall inform the representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the Prefect of Police, who may take the measure provided for in article L. 3213-6.