§43A-8-104.

§43A-8-104.
   
   A mentally ill person may request voluntary admission to any private
   hospital or institution, as defined by this act, in the same manner
   and by the same procedure as any other type of patient that is
   admitted to said institution or hospital. Minor patients may be
   admitted on application of parent, guardian, or the person having
   custody. Patients admitted voluntarily who give notice in writing of
   their desire or intention to leave said private hospital or
   institution must be released forthwith; provided, that if in the
   judgment of the attending physician the patient's release would be
   injurious to the welfare of the patient or the public, such patient
   may be detained for so long as is reasonably necessary to initiate the
   court certification proceedings provided by law; provided that the
   attending physician shall immediately notify the judge of the district
   court in which said private hospital or institution is located by
   telephone or otherwise, confirmed by a written communication, that
   such patient is so detained, and that such detention shall not exceed
   three (3) days.