Washington Code 72.23.290 – Transfer of patients — Authority of transferee
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Whenever it appears to be to the best interests of the patients concerned, the department shall have the authority to transfer such patients among the various state hospitals pursuant to rules and regulations established by said department. The superintendent of a state hospital shall also have authority to transfer patients eligible for treatment to the veterans administration or other United States government agency where such transfer is satisfactory to such agency. Such agency shall possess the same authority over such patients as the superintendent would have possessed had the patient remained in a state hospital.
[ 1959 c 28 § 72.23.290. Prior: 1951 c 139 § 68. Formerly RCW 71.02.480.]
NOTES:
Commitment to veterans’ administration or other federal agency: RCW 73.36.165.
Terms Used In Washington Code 72.23.290
- Department: means the department of social and health services. See Washington Code 72.23.010
- Patient: means a person under observation, care, or treatment in a state hospital, or a person found mentally ill by the court, and not discharged from a state hospital, or other facility, to which such person had been ordered hospitalized. See Washington Code 72.23.010
- 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