§ 23-10.1-4. Emergency commitment.
(a) Any police officer may take an individual into protective custody and transport him
or her to the emergency room of any hospital if the officer has reason to believe
that:
(1) The individual is intoxicated by drugs other than alcohol and as a result is likely
to injure him or herself or others if allowed to be at liberty pending examination
by a licensed physician; or
(2) The individual is in need of immediate assistance due to the use of drugs and requests
the assistance.
(b)
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§ 23-10.1-4. Emergency commitment.
(a) Any police officer may take an individual into protective custody and transport him
or her to the emergency room of any hospital if the officer has reason to believe
that:
(1) The individual is intoxicated by drugs other than alcohol and as a result is likely
to injure him or herself or others if allowed to be at liberty pending examination
by a licensed physician; or
(2) The individual is in need of immediate assistance due to the use of drugs and requests
the assistance.
(b) A physician in charge of an emergency room of a hospital shall determine if any individual
brought into the emergency room by a police officer, family member, or other interested
person, requires emergency medical treatment for his or her condition or if the individual
is appropriate for emergency commitment to an approved public treatment facility by
reason of the grounds stated in this section.
(c) If a physician determines, upon examination, that an individual is medically stable
and appropriate for emergency commitment to an approved public treatment facility,
he or she shall make application for the individual's admission to the approved public
treatment facility.
(d) The application for admission shall state the circumstances under which an individual
was taken into custody, brought to the emergency room, or brought to an approved public
treatment facility and the reason for the physician's determination that the individual
needs emergency commitment for drug intoxication.
(e) Upon the request of any physician making application in writing under this section,
it shall be the duty of any police department of this state or any governmental subdivision
of this state to whom the request is made, to take into custody and transport the
individual to the designated approved public treatment facility.