No mentally ill person under the age of sixteen years shall be regularly confined in any ward in any state hospital which ward is designed and operated for the care of the mentally ill eighteen years of age or over. No person of the ages of sixteen and seventeen shall be placed in any such ward, when in the opinion of the superintendent such placement would be detrimental to the mental condition of such a person or would impede his or her recovery or treatment.
[ 2012 c 117 § 468; 1971 ex.s. c 292 § 52; 1959 c 28 § 72.23.200. Prior: 1951 c 139 § 46; 1949 c 198 § 17; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6953-17. Formerly RCW 71.02.550.]

NOTES:

Severability—1971 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 26.28.010.

Terms Used In Washington Code 72.23.200

  • Mentally ill person: means any person who, pursuant to the definitions contained in RCW 71. See Washington Code 72.23.010
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • State hospital: means any hospital, including a child study and treatment center, operated and maintained by the state of Washington for the care of the mentally ill. See Washington Code 72.23.010
  • Superintendent: means the superintendent of a state hospital. See Washington Code 72.23.010
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