Discharge by Facility Superintendent or by Attending Physician; Grounds

1. Law
2. Indiana Code
3. Human Services
4. Voluntary and Involuntary Treatment of Mentally Ill Individuals
5. Voluntary Treatment
6. Discharge by Facility Superintendent or by Attending Physician; Grounds

Sec. 3. The superintendent or an individual's attending physician may discharge an individual admitted under this chapter if the superintendent or the attending physician determines that:

(1) care in the facility is not necessary; or

(2) the discharge would contribute to the most effective use of the facility for the care and treatment of individuals with a mental illness.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-2(b) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.128.

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