Do you know any other fact? In general, an adult has the right to refuse any medical treatment. The person usually has to sign something saying they refused treatment against medical advice to protect the hospital against a suit.
There are a couple exceptions. If the person is placing themselves or someone else in immediate danger. (They show this on "ER" all the time.) The person is highly agitated and they need to sedate them to perform the exam and protect the staff. Hospitals can also get court orders to compel treatment. For example, someone has a communicable disease, but refuses medicine.
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