27B-3-45. Temporary detention of voluntary resident--Emergency commitment procedures.
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A facility may temporarily detain a voluntarily admitted person with a developmental disability for twenty - four hours after the request for discharge to initiate emergency commitment procedures, pursuant to § 27B-7-38 , if the person's interdisciplinary team determines that the person presents an immediate danger to self or others.