HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A)  IN GENERAL.

APPLICATION FOR VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO
A FACILITY MAY BE MADE UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE INDIVIDUAL,
IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS 16 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

(B)  APPLICATION.
THE APPLICANT SHALL:

(1)  SUBMIT A FORMAL, WRITTEN APPLICATION THAT
CONTAINS THE PERSONAL INFORMATION AND IS ON THE FORM
REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION; OR

(2)  INFORMALLY REQUEST ADMISSION.

(C)  ADMISSION LIMITATIONS -- IN GENERAL.

A FACILITY MAY NOT ADMIT AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THIS
SECTION UNLESS:

(1)  THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A MENTAL DISORDER;

(2)  THE MENTAL DISORDER IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CARE
OR TREATMENT;

(3)  THE INDIVIDUAL UNDERSTANDS THE NATURE OF THE
REQUEST FOR ADMISSION;

(4)  THE INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO GIVE CONTINUOUS
ASSENT TO RETENTION BY THE FACILITY; AND

(5)  THE INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO ASK FOR RELEASE.

(D)  SAME -- INDIVIDUALS 65 OR OLDER.

(1)  IN ADDITION TO THE LIMITATIONS IN SUBSECTION
(C) OF THIS SECTION, A FACILITY MAY NOT ADMIT AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO IS 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER UNLESS A GERIATRIC EVALUATION
TEAM DETERMINES THAT THERE IS NO AVAILABLE, LESS RESTRICTIVE
FORM OF CARE OR TREATMENT THAT IS ADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS OF
THE INDIVIDUAL.

(2)  IF ADMISSION IS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE
DETERMINATION OF THE GERIATRIC EVALUATION TEAM, THE TEAM
SHALL:

(I)  INFORM THE INDIVIDUAL; AND

(II)  HELP THE INDIVIDUAL OBTAIN THE LESS
RESTRICTIVE FORM OF CARE OR TREATMENT THAT THE GERIATRIC
EVALUATION TEAM FINDS WOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived