Need help -- emergency order of detention [View all]

Can anyone explain this?

Does each state have its own rules?

Can you be held at a hospital against your will? If so, how long can they hold you?

Can they send you to any hospital and keep you there, even if you ask to be transferred to another hospital (such as one that is in network for your insurance policy)?

Can a family member intervene to get you released from the hospital?

I had never heard of an EOD until a friend got one slapped on her and she wanted to leave the hospital, but couldn't.

Any info would be appreciated.