The executive director of any institution within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall have custody and control of a patient within the institution during the period of time the patient is detained for observation or treatment or both, and shall be responsible for the care and treatment of the patient during the time the patient remains in the institution.

Added by Laws 1989, HB 1288, c. 319, § 5, eff. November 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1990, SB 866, c. 51, § 90, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Amended by Laws 2004, SB 1578, c. 113, § 14, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available).