AUTHORITY TO ADMIT VOLUNTARY PATIENTS -- DENIAL OF ADMISSION

66-318. AUTHORITY TO ADMIT VOLUNTARY PATIENTS -- DENIAL OF ADMISSION. (1) The director of any facility or a practitioner granted admitting privileges pursuant to chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code, may admit as a voluntary patient the following persons for observation, diagnosis, evaluation, care or treatment of mental illness: (a) Any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older; (b) Any emancipated minor; (c) Any individual under eighteen (18) years of age upon application of the individual's parent or guardian; (d) Any individual who lacks capacity to make informed decisions about treatment upon application of the individual's guardian; or (e) Any individual confined for examination pursuant to section 18-211, Idaho Code. (2) The director of any facility or a practitioner granted admitting privileges pursuant to chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code, must refuse admission to any applicant under this section whenever: (a) The applicant is determined not to be in need of observation, diagnosis, evaluation, care or treatment at the facility; (b) The applicant is determined to lack capacity to make informed decisions about treatment unless the application is made by a guardian with authority to consent to treatment; or (c) The applicant's welfare or the welfare of society, or both, are better protected by the provisions of section 66-329, Idaho Code.