(1) All sums collected from patients in said hospital shall be deposited in the psychiatric hospital fund.
Every person received as a patient at the psychiatric hospital, whether certified, committed, or otherwise, and the estate of such person and of all persons responsible for the patient's support are liable for the cost of the inquisition, certification, commitment, transportation, and hospital expenses.
The expenses of the proceedings, commitment, and transportation to the hospital maybe recovered by the county bearing such expenses, and the expenses of observation, treatment, and hospital care and of transportation and attendance of any discharged patient from said hospital to any point within the state to which he may be discharged, insofar as they remain unpaid, may be collected by the attorney general for the board of regents. The statutes of limitations shall not run against the obligations for these items. All moneys so collected by the attorney general shall be placed in the psychiatric hospital fund.
Source: L. 23: p. 538, § 16. CSA: C. 105, § 82. CRS 53: § 124-3-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 124-3-9. L. 2020: (2) amended, (SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 284, § 11, effective September 14.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.