§ 23-1.10-9. Voluntary treatment of alcoholics.
(a) An alcoholic may apply for voluntary treatment directly to an approved public treatment
facility. If the proposed patient is a minor or an incompetent person, he or she,
a parent, a legal guardian, or other legal representative may make the application.
(b) Subject to rules adopted by the director, the administrator in charge of an approved
public treatment facility may determine who shall be admitted for treatment; provided,
however, that a person so admitted may be held by the department for at least thirty
(30)days. That person shall be released at the
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§ 23-1.10-9. Voluntary treatment of alcoholics.
(a) An alcoholic may apply for voluntary treatment directly to an approved public treatment
facility. If the proposed patient is a minor or an incompetent person, he or she,
a parent, a legal guardian, or other legal representative may make the application.
(b) Subject to rules adopted by the director, the administrator in charge of an approved
public treatment facility may determine who shall be admitted for treatment; provided,
however, that a person so admitted may be held by the department for at least thirty
(30) days. That person shall be released at the end of thirty (30) days upon written
request to the administrator in charge of the treatment facility. If a person is refused
admission to an approved public treatment facility, the administrator, subject to
rules adopted by the director, shall refer the person to another approved public treatment
facility for treatment if possible and appropriate.
(c) If a patient receiving inpatient care leaves an approved public treatment facility,
he or she shall be encouraged to consent to appropriate outpatient or intermediate
treatment. If it appears to the administrator in charge of the treatment facility
that the patient is an alcoholic who requires help, the department shall arrange for
assistance in obtaining supportive services and residential facilities.
(d) If a patient leaves an approved public treatment facility, with or against the advice
of the administrator in charge of the facility, the department will attempt to make
reasonable provisions for his or her transportation to another facility or to his
or her home. If he or she has no home, he or she shall be referred or advised to make
contact with the appropriate state or federal agency for assistance in obtaining shelter.
If he or she is a minor or an incompetent person, the request for discharge from an
inpatient facility shall be made by a parent, legal guardian, or other legal representative
or by the minor or incompetent if he or she was the original applicant.