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B.__Release the person from protective custody and, with
that person's permission, return or make arrangements for
the return of the person to the place where the person was
taken into protective custody; or

 
C.__If the person is also under arrest for a violation of
the law, retain the person in custody until the person is
released in accordance with the law.

 
6.__Endorsement.__Once the person is transported to and
accepted by an approved treatment facility, the administrator of
that facility shall undertake to secure__the endorsement of a
judicial officer under section 20045-B, subsection 3 and may
detain the person for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed
18 hours pending that endorsement.

 
7.__Transportation costs.__The costs for transportation of a
chemically dependent person under this section must be paid in
the manner provided under section 20045-B, subsection 6.

 
§20045-B.__Emergency treatment order procedure

 
A person may be involuntarily committed for inpatient
treatment at an approved treatment facility according to the
following procedures.

 
1.__Involuntary commitment; application.__If the administrator
or the admitting physician of the approved treatment facility
determines that involuntary commitment of the person is required
under this section, the administrator of an approved treatment
facility or the administrator's designee may make a written
application for judicial endorsement, stating:

 
A. The administrator's or physician's belief that the person
is a chemically dependent person who is incapacitated and
poses a likelihood of serious and imminent harm to that
chemically dependent person; and

 
B. The grounds for this belief.

 
2.__Certifying examination.__A dated certificate of
examination, signed by a licensed physician, must accompany the
written application for judicial review.__The date on the
certificate may not be more than 24 hours before the date of
examination. The written application must state that:

 
A.__The physician has examined the person; and


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