The purpose of Sections 485.1 through 485.8 of this title shall be to provide a specialized hospital, which shall be named the J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities, for the care, maintenance, training, treatment, and general mental and physical rehabilitation of the residents of the state, and when space permits nonresidents, who may be afflicted with cerebral palsy or other developmental disabilities, provided that such specialized hospital shall be able to refuse admission to those patients who after competent examination are determined to be unable to benefit from such training, treatment, and general mental and physical rehabilitation, and provided that such specialized hospital shall be able to discharge and return any child to its parent or guardian if it is determined after admission that such training, treatment, and general mental and physical rehabilitation is not aiding the child. Educational services that may be required during an inpatient stay shall be arranged through and provided by the appropriate local education area (LEA). The term "cerebral palsy" as used in this title shall include all types of cerebral palsy.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 401, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1947. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 433, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 71, § 1, operative July 1, 1981; Laws 1992, c. 307, § 15, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 262, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.