When I left a hospital after a short stay I wanted to ride home in my daughter’s car (I was fully well enough to do so) but the hospital insisted that I use an ambulance. Got a bill for $400 for medical transport I didn’t want or need.
People are under the misconception that a doctor has some kind of police/God-like power to have control of your life.
The fact is that the only thing a doctor can force you to do is to get off of his property unless they are able to make the case that you should be institutionalized for being a danger to yourself or others.
We run in to this frequently when running calls at the local Doc-in-the-Box.
You want to leave on your own? Get up and do so.
I’ve never heard of that before. EMTs are taught that a competent adult can always refuse care and transport. Doing either without consent can leave a medic open to criminal charges.