If a drunk is brought to hospital with no symptoms, can a hospital restrain that person physically until they are sober? If the patient refuses tests, can a hospital forcibly perform these tests? And then charge for them?
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Maybe the hospital says because the "patient" is drunk the can't judge for themselves if they are ill, so they assume decision making power. (Also, if a person is drunk in private, they can't go to prison either. Driving a car under the influence is another thing...but in this case pt was not)