Which of the following statements regarding admission or discharge from a psychiatric-mental health facility is correct?
A) If an individual is admitted voluntarily, under no circumstance can the person's status be later changed to involuntary.
B) A parent or legal guardian cannot commit an individual without the individual's consent.
C) Police officers have the authority to commit an individual if they are considered dangerous to others.
D) If a client requests to leave, he or she must be discharged within 10 hours of the request.
Ans: C
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With voluntary admission, clients make an autonomous decision to seek inpatient treatment by submitting a formal, written request. They also may give a parent or mental health or legal guardian the authority to request inpatient treatment for them. A client's status may change from voluntary to involuntary if the treatment team decides that the person is a threat to self or others. There may be a grace period of 24 hours to several days from when a client requests discharge and the treatment team completes its assessment. Police power provides for committing those who are deemed dangerous to others.
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