It also rejected the trial court's holding that voluntary patients could refuse medication, stating that a voluntary patient who wished to refuse treatment should leave the hospital.
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It remains notable that a specific Act of Parliament had to be obtained ( 1915 ) to allow the institution to accept voluntary patients without needing to certify them as insane.
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Usually, a voluntary patient requesting a discharge faces a five-day period during which it is determined whether he will pose a danger to himself or others, Spoor said.
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Senate Bill 420 also required the California Department of State Health Services to establish a voluntary patient registry and issue identification cards to patients, though no such registry has been established to date.
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In 1929, the Hospital Commissioners noted that an " open door " principle was practised on a number of wards, and the 1930 Act later resulted in the admission of the first voluntary patients.
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At the end of the 72 hours permitted by a Form 1, the person must either be released, be admitted as a voluntary patient, or continue to be held as an involuntary patient with a " certificate of involuntary admission " ( Form 3 ).
