Transcript: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen transport molecule in the blood. The disease gets its name from to the shape of the red blood cells under certain conditions.
â¢ The MDS completion date (Item Z0500B) must be no later than 14 days from the ARD (i.e., ARD + 14 calendar days) and no later than 14 days after the determination that the criteria for a SCSA were met.
The person must be examined within 24 hours and cannot be held for more than 72 hours unless he is committed on a physician's emergency certificate under 17a-502 ( 17a-503(b)). A police officer is also authorized to take into custody any person whom the officer reasonably believes meets the criteria for commitment.