Sec 36-534. Change to voluntary status; discharge

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If, after a petition for court-ordered treatment has been filed and prior to the hearing, the medical director of the agency finds that it is more appropriate to discharge the patient or to admit the proposed patient on a voluntary basis, the medical director shall, after receiving approval from the court, either discharge the patient or admit the patient for further treatment on a voluntary basis.

                    
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