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§ 1201. Discharge of patients

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any patient may be discharged from the mental hospital at any time upon a unanimous decision of the Sanity Board. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a recovered patient may be discharged by the proper authorities of the mental hospital, whether […]

§ 1202. Procedure regarding mentally ill prisoners

When a prisoner eligible for discharge from the penitentiary or during his term of incarceration is alleged by the Commissioner of Public Safety to be mentally ill, and it shall be adjudged in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by the district court that such prisoner is mentally ill, he shall be conveyed to […]

§ 1203. Return of escaped patients

If any person confined in the mental hospital shall escape therefrom the marshal or a peace officer shall apprehend and return him to the mental hospital.

§ 1204. Rules and regulations

The Commissioner of Health may adopt all necessary regulations not in conflict with this chapter for the admission, care, and discharge of patients in the mental hospital.