The following facilities shall continue in existence and shall be maintained for the following purposes:
(1) those inpatient facilities as authorized by the Department of Mental Health and funded by legislative appropriations, including facilities for the evaluation and treatment of mentally ill persons, facilities for the evaluation and treatment of chemically dependent persons, and long-term care facilities; and
(2) the mental health clinics for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-931; 1952 Code Section 32-957; 1942 Code Section 6226; 1932 Code Section 6226; Civ. C. '22 Section 5078; 1920 (31) 704; 1952 (47) 2042; 1954 (48) 1732; 1958 (50) 1634; 1964 (53) 1873; 1965 (54) 600; 1967 (55) 317; 1969 (56) 716; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 76; 2000 Act No. 253, Section 3.