CHAPTER 11. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION Art. 1464. Voluntary admission of minors A. Any minor sixteen years of age or older may apply for voluntary admission to a treatment facility pursuant to this Chapter. B. A minor so admitted shall have the same rights as an adult patient. C. The admitting physician may admit the person on […]
Art. 1465. Voluntary admissions favored A. Admitting physicians are encouraged to admit minors with mental illness or minors suffering from substance abuse to treatment facilities on voluntary admission status whenever medically feasible. B. No director of a treatment facility shall prohibit any minor with mental illness or minor suffering from substance abuse from applying for […]
Art. 1466. Advice of rights A. Each minor admitted on a voluntary basis shall be informed of any other medically appropriate alternative treatment programs and treatment facilities known to the admitting physician and be given an opportunity to seek admission to alternative treatment programs or facilities. B. Every minor patient admitted on a voluntary admission […]
Art. 1467. Capacity required A. No admission may be deemed voluntary unless the admitting physician determines that the minor to be admitted has the capacity to make a knowing and voluntary consent to the admission. B. Knowing and voluntary consent shall be determined by the ability of the minor to understand: (1) That the treatment […]
Art. 1468. Informal voluntary admission A. In the discretion of the director, any minor with mental illness or minor suffering from substance abuse, who is sixteen years of age or older and who desires admission to a treatment facility for diagnosis or treatment of a psychiatric disorder or substance abuse, may be admitted upon the […]
Art. 1469. Formal voluntary admission A. Any minor with mental illness or minor suffering from substance abuse who is sixteen years old or older and who desires admission to a treatment facility for diagnosis or treatment of a psychiatric disorder or substance abuse and who is deemed suitable for formal voluntary admission by the admitting […]
