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(11) visit each treatment facility at least annually to review methods of care or treatment for patients; (12) investigate complaints made by a patient or an interested party on behalf of a patient; (13) delegate upon mutual agreement to another officer or agency of it, or a political subdivision of the state, or a treatment facility designated, any of the duties and powers imposed upon it by AS 47.30.660 — 47.30.915; (14) after consultation with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, adopt regulations to implement the provisions of AS 47.30.660 — 47.30.915; (15) provide technical assistance and training to providers of mental health services; and (16) set standards under which each designated treatment facility shall provide programs to meet patients' medical, psychological, social, vocational, educational, and recreational needs. Article 6. Voluntary Admission for Treatment. Sec. 47.30.670. Criteria for voluntary admission. A person 18 years of age or older may be voluntarily admitted to a treatment facility if the person is suffering from mental illness and voluntarily signs the admission papers. Sec. 47.30.675. Required notices. (a) Upon the application of a person for voluntary admission, or at the time a person admitted under AS 47.30.690 reaches the age of 18, the person shall be given a copy of the following documents which shall be explained as necessary: (1) notice of rights as set out in AS 47.30.825 — 47.30.865 and an explanation of any document served upon the person; and (2) notice that should the person desire to leave at a time when the treatment facility determines that the person is mentally ill and as a result is likely to cause serious harm to self or others or is gravely disabled, the facility could initiate commitment proceedings against the person. (b) If an applicant for voluntary admission does not understand English, the explanation shall be given in a language the applicant understands. Sec. 47.30.680. Required discharge. A patient who no longer meets the standards established in AS 47.30.670 shall be discharged from the treatment facility. Sec. 47.30.685. Request to leave; evaluation; 48-hour hold for commitment. A voluntary patient who is 18 years of age or older and who desires to leave a treatment facility shall submit to the facility a request to leave on a form provided by the facility. When the investigation is completed, the patient shall be evaluated immediately in writing and discharged