§ 6332 Outpatient Time Exclusion Rule

• •If someone is sent to a mental hospital because they did something bad and are a sex offender, and their time there is extended, they might get to live outside the hospital under supervision.
• •If they live outside the hospital (outpatient status), that time usually doesn’t count toward their total time they have to stay committed.
• •But if they are put in a locked place by their supervisor while on outpatient status, that time *does* count toward their total commitment time.

John was sent to a mental hospital because he committed a crime and was considered a mentally disordered sex offender. His time in the hospital was extended, and later, he was allowed to live in an apartment but had to check in with a supervisor regularly.

The time John spends living in the apartment (outpatient status) doesn’t count toward his total commitment time. But if his supervisor sends him to a locked facility for a week, that week *does* count toward his total time.