§43A-10-101. Short title.
Sections 10-101 through 10-110 of this title may be cited as the “Protective Services for Vulnerable Adults Act”. Added by Laws 1977, c. 264, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1977. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 256, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 103, § 97, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from […]
§43A-6-202. Compact administrator – Powers.
Pursuant to said compact, the Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, shall be ex officio compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact administrator is […]
§43A-6-203. Supplemental agreements.
The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision […]
§43A-6-204. Discharge of financial obligations.
The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the State Budget Director, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder, and said payments shall be made from monies appropriated to the Department of Mental Health […]
§43A-6-205. Proposed transferees.
The compact administrator is hereby directed to consult with the immediate family of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval of the district court. Added by Laws 1959, p. 195, § […]
§43A-7-101. Discharge or permission to leave facility – Outpatient status – Notification of discharge – Expense of returning to facility – Procedure.
A. The person in charge of a facility within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall discharge a consumer or permit the consumer to leave the facility as provided in this section. B. The person in charge shall discharge a consumer: 1. Who is no longer a risk to self or others […]
§43A-7-102. Discharge planning and assistance.
A. Any person detained or voluntarily or involuntarily committed for treatment pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Health Law shall be provided with discharge planning and assistance by the facility where detained or treated. Discharge planning and assistance shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Return of all personal possessions to […]
§43A-7-103. Clothing and expenses upon release.
No consumer shall be discharged or granted convalescent leave status from a state hospital without suitable clothing adapted to the season in which the consumer is discharged or granted convalescent leave status; and if it cannot be otherwise obtained, the business manager of the facility shall, upon the order of the executive director, furnish the […]
§43A-7-104. Placement of homeless consumers.
A. In the case of a consumer who has substantially impaired ability to provide adequate self care or custody and who has no home or relatives or friends able and willing to care for the consumer, the executive director prior to discharge from the facility shall make a reasonable effort to arrange an appropriate placement […]
§43A-7-105. Delivery of personal funds at time of discharge.
It shall be the duty of the executive director of such facility to deliver all personal funds in the possession of the executive director for the benefit of a consumer to such consumer at the time the consumer is discharged. Added by Laws 1957, p. 421, § 3, emerg. eff. May 31, 1957. Renumbered from […]