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§143.  Costs of maintenance and boarding out

The superintendent of each mental institution shall include the costs of maintenance and boarding out of patients as an expense of the institution and shall prepare budgets in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 39.  

If financially able, the patient or his legally responsible relative shall reimburse the institution for all or a part of the cost of his maintenance or boarding out.