§ 7503.
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§ 7503. Application for voluntary admission
(a)Any person 14 years of age or over may apply for voluntary admission to a designated hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth for examination and treatment.
(b)Before the person may be admitted as a voluntary patient, the person shall give consent in writing on a form adopted by the Department. The consent shall include a representation that:
(1)the person understands that treatment will involve inpatient status or residence at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth;
(2)the person desires to be admitted to a hospital or a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth, respectively;
(3)the person consents to admission voluntarily, without any coercion or duress; and
(4)the person understands that inpatient treatment or residence at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth may be on a locked unit, and a requested discharge may be deferred if the treating physician determines that the person is a person in need of treatment pursuant to section 7101 of this title.
(c)If the person is under 14 years of age, the person may be admitted as a voluntary patient if the person consents to admission, as provided in subsection
(b)of this section, and if a parent or guardian makes written application. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2021, No. 30, § 1; 2023, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 2024.)