When a client gives written notice of intention to leave the hospital after a voluntary admission, what determines the number of hours or days between the notice and the discharge?
1. Hospital policy
2. State law
3. Insurer
4. Federal law
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Rationale: As the word voluntary implies, the client has a right to demand and obtain release. Depending on the state, the client agrees to give notice, usually in writing, of the intention to leave during a grace period of from 24 hours to 15 days. The grace period is justified on the grounds that the hospital staff needs time to examine the client to determine whether a change to involuntary status is indicated.
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