# Idaho Code § 66-318: 66-318 AUTHORITY TO ADMIT VOLUNTARY PATIENTS — DENIAL OF ADMISSION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-318

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 66-318
- **Heading:** 66-318 AUTHORITY TO ADMIT VOLUNTARY PATIENTS — DENIAL OF ADMISSION
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 66 / Chapter 3 / Section 66-318

## Text

66-318. Authority to admit voluntary patients — Denial of admission. (1) The director of any facility or a practitioner granted admitting privileges pursuant to chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code, may admit as a voluntary patient the following persons for observation, diagnosis, evaluation, care or treatment of mental illness:

(a) Any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

(b) Any emancipated minor;

(c) Any individual under eighteen (18) years of age upon application of the individual's parent or guardian;

(d) Any individual who lacks capacity to make informed decisions about treatment upon application of the individual's guardian; or

(e) Any individual confined for examination pursuant to section 18-211, Idaho Code.

(2) The director of any facility or a practitioner granted admitting privileges pursuant to chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code, must refuse admission to any applicant under this section whenever:

(a) The applicant is determined not to be in need of observation, diagnosis, evaluation, care or treatment at the facility;

(b) The applicant is determined to lack capacity to make informed decisions about treatment unless the application is made by a guardian with authority to consent to treatment; or

(c) The applicant's welfare or the welfare of society, or both, are better protected by the provisions of section 66-329, Idaho Code.

History:

[66-318, added 1951, ch. 290, sec. 2, p. 622; am. 1959, ch. 207, sec. 2, p. 439; am. 1972, ch. 44, sec. 2, p. 67; am. 1973, ch. 173, sec. 2, p. 363; am. 1981, ch. 114, sec. 10, p. 175; am. 2004, ch. 23, sec. 9, p. 30; am. 2006, ch. 214, sec. 3, p. 647; am. 2017, ch. 278, sec. 2, p. 728; am. 2022, ch. 93, sec. 2, p. 264; am. 2026, ch. 245, sec. 7, p. 1043.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 66-317 66-317 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-317.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-318 66-318 AUTHORITY TO ADMIT VOLUNTARY PATIENTS — DENIAL OF ADMISSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-318.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-319 66-319 RELEASE OF VOLUNTARY INPATIENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-319.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-320 66-320 RIGHT TO RELEASE ON APPLICATION — EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-320.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-322 66-322 APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INDIVIDUALS LACKING CAPACITY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT TREATMENT — JUDICIAL PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-322.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-323 66-323 DESIGNATED EXAMINER QUALIFICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-323.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-323A 66-323A DESIGNATED EXAMINER AND DISPOSITIONER — APPOINTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-323A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-324 66-324 AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-324.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-325 66-325 RESIDENCE NOT AFFECTED BY PLACE OF TREATMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-325.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-326 66-326 DETENTION WITHOUT HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-326.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-327 66-327 RESPONSIBILITY FOR COSTS OF COMMITMENT AND CARE OF PATIENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-327.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-328 66-328 JURISDICTION OF PROCEEDINGS FOR COMMITMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-328.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-329 66-329 COMMITMENT TO DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR UPON COURT ORDER — JUDICIAL PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-329.md)
- [Idaho Code § 66-330 66-330 TRANSPORTATION — TEMPORARY DETENTION — NOTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-330.md)

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