BeginnerSleuther
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No. Not simply because she was an adult. She has the right to leave the hospital and wasn’t under arrest or being held against her will. It’s just that she needed to be technically processed and “checked out” of the facility as a formality which most comprehend. It records info, that of which is absent in this situation and incident.
As someone who does this at least on a weekly basis, this is not entirely correct. If she wants to leave, she gets to leave. She is not required to sign paperwork. She should, but she is not required to. The hospital has to get their documentation done, but it's pretty frequent when a patient leaves prior to the paperwork being ready for the patient to sign. This is not uncommon.
Also, where is it stated the hospital didn't do their documentation or that she didn't sign the paperwork?
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