34-20A-89. Payment for treatment under involuntary commitment.
If treatment of a person involuntarily committed is provided by an approved treatment facility, the payment for treatment may be assessed to the individual, to legally responsible relatives, to a conservator, to the county of residence if indigent or billed to the division through contract with the approved treatment facility. The payment for treatment of a person involuntarily committed to an accredited treatment facility shall be assessed to the individual, legally responsible relatives, or conservator. The payment for treatment of a person involuntarily committed to the Human Services Center is subject to the requirements of chapter 27A-13.
Source: SL 1974, ch 240, §15; SL 1985, ch 277, §36; SL 1993, ch 213, §227.