P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 6155f
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Every person of eighteen (18) years of age or more may request voluntary admission to a mental health service with a written petition signed by him/her and a psychiatrist, after an evaluation and discussion of the case with the inter- or multidisciplinary team determines that said adult should be admitted.
The written request for admission shall also contain a simple statement without technicalities stating that the adult understands he/she has the right to be released within the shortest term possible, except in those cases when during said term a petition is filed in court accompanied by a certificate stating that the adult shall be subject to involuntary admission.
History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 4.07, eff. 90 days after Oct. 2, 2000.