Any resident of this state who has been admitted to an institution for mentally ill in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory, in accordance with the laws of that place, may be admitted to an institution in Oklahoma within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services without further proceedings in this state.

Laws 1953, HB 846, p. 166, § 59, emerg. eff. June 3, 1953; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 2021, c. 103, § 83, eff. November 1, 1986; Renumbered from 43A O.S. § 59 by Laws 1986, HB 2021, c. 103, § 103, eff. November 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1990, SB 866, c. 51, § 101, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990.