3. A minor, 16 or older, as provided in Section 3-502.
(b) The written application form shall contain in large, bold-face type
a statement in simple nontechnical terms that the voluntary recipient may
be discharged from the facility at the earliest appropriate time, not to
exceed 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after giving a
written notice of his desire to be discharged, unless within that time,
a petition and 2 certificates are filed with the court asserting that the
recipient is subject to involuntary admission. Upon admission the right to
be discharged shall be communicated orally to the recipient and a copy of
the application form shall be given to the recipient and to any parent,
guardian, relative, attorney, or friend who accompanied the recipient to the
facility.
(Source: P.A. 88-380.)
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