1. A. Upon receipt of a certificate of the United States Public Health Service or any agency of the United States Government or a veterans center in the state that facilities are available for the care or treatment of any person who has been admitted to a facility within the Department in accordance with the provisions of this title and that such person is eligible for care or treatment, the Commissioner, upon recommendation by the person in charge of the facility in which the patient is located, may transfer the patient to the United States Public Health Service or other agency of the United States Government, or a veterans center in the state or other agency of the state for care and treatment. If the patient has been admitted under involuntary court-ordered commitment proceedings, the Commissioner shall notify the committing court of any transfer when it has been effected. Any patient transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be committed to the United States Public Health Service or other agency of the United States Government or a veterans center in the state or other agency of the state pursuant to the original commitment the same as if he had been originally committed.
2. B. In the event that a patient transferred under provisions of this section subsequently becomes ineligible for continued services of, or if required services cannot be provided by the entity or institution wherein the patient is then committed and residing, the Commissioner shall upon notification accept the return of the patient to the appropriate institution of the Department. If the patient has been admitted under this title, the Commissioner shall notify the committing court of the transfer when it has been effected. Any patient transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be committed to the Department pursuant to the original commitment the same as if he had been originally committed.

Laws 1953, p. 167, § 72, emerg. eff. June 3, 1953; Amended by Laws 1959, p. 189, § 4; Amended by Laws 1980, c. 83, § 1, eff. October 1, 1980; Renumbered from § 72 by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. November 1, 1986.