| | | 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 |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | §20045-B.__Emergency treatment order procedure |
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| | | A person may be involuntarily committed for inpatient | | treatment at an approved treatment facility according to the | | following procedures. |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | 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 |
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| | | B. The grounds for this belief. |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | A.__The physician has examined the person; and |
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