# Idaho Code § 66-324: 66-324 AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T66_C3_S66-324

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 66-324
- **Heading:** 66-324 AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 66 / Chapter 3 / Section 66-324

## Text

66-324. Authority to receive involuntary patients. The director of any facility, or a practitioner granted admitting privileges pursuant to chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code, is authorized to receive in the facility for observation, diagnosis, evaluation, care or treatment any individual:

(1) Committed to the department director pursuant to section 18-212 or 66-329, Idaho Code;

(2) Transferred pursuant to section 66-1201, Idaho Code; or

(3) Detained or transferred pursuant to section 66-326, Idaho Code.

History:

[(66-324) 66-325, added 1951, ch. 290, sec. 9, p. 622; am. 1959, ch. 207, sec. 6, p. 439; am. 1973, ch. 173, sec. 7, p. 363; am. and redesig. 1981, ch. 114, sec. 14, p. 180; am. 1986, ch. 84, sec. 3, p. 245; am. 2001, ch. 107, sec. 22, p. 371; am. 2005, ch. 391, sec. 60, p. 1317; am. 2006, ch. 214, sec. 4, p. 647; am. 2015, ch. 244, sec. 39, p. 1029; am. 2017, ch. 278, sec. 3, p. 729; am. 2022, ch. 93, sec. 6, p. 268.]

## 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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