| | | A.__Upon endorsement of the application and certificate of | | examination by the judge or justice, a health care | | professional, law enforcement officer or other person | | designated by the judge or justice may take the person into | | custody and transport that person to the approved treatment | | facility designated in the application. |
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| | | B. If the person is unable to pay, the office is responsible | | for any expenses of transportation under this section, | | including return from the approved treatment facility if | | admission is declined. |
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| | | 7.__Continuation of emergency treatment.__If the administrator | | of the approved treatment facility recommends further treatment, | | the administrator shall determine the suitability of admission, | | care and treatment of the patient as a voluntarily admitted | | patient, as described in section 20044. |
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| | | A.__If the administrator or the admitting physician of the | | approved treatment facility determines that admission of the | | person as a voluntarily admitted patient is suitable, the | | administrator may admit the person on this basis. |
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| | | B.__If the administrator or the admitting physician of the | | approved treatment facility determines that the person needs | | continued treatment or if the person declines admission as a | | voluntarily admitted patient, the administrator may file an | | application for the issuance of an order of continued | | involuntary treatment under section 20045-D in accordance | | with the following. |
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| | | (1) The application must be made to the District Court | | having territorial jurisdiction over the approved | | treatment facility. |
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| | | (2) The application must be filed within 6 days from | | the admission of the person under this section, | | excluding the day of the admission and any Saturday, | | Sunday or legal holiday. |
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| | | C.__If the person is not admitted voluntarily or an | | application is not made for continued treatment under | | section 20045-D, the administrator of the approved treatment | | facility shall discharge the person. |
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| | | 8.__Notice.__Upon admission of the person under this section | | and after obtaining the person's permission, the administrator of | | the approved treatment facility shall mail notice of the fact of | | admission to the person's spouse, parent or guardian, if | | applicable, if any of those persons exists or can be located. |
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