2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 83-338 — State hospitals for the mentally ill; order of admission when facilities are limited.

Section 83-338
State hospitals for the mentally ill; order of admission when facilities are limited.
Section 83-338

If at any time it becomes necessary, for lack of capacity or other cause, to establish priorities for the admission of patients into the state hospitals for the mentally ill, the following priorities for admission shall be recognized: (1) Patients whose care in the state hospital is necessary in order to protect the public health and safety; (2) patients committed by a mental health board under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act or by a district court; (3) patients who are most likely to be benefited by treatment in the state hospitals, regardless of whether such patients are committed by a mental health board or whether such patients seek voluntary admission to one of the state hospitals; and (4) when cases are equally meritorious, in all other respects, patients who are indigent.

Cross References:

Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201.

Source:

G.S.1873, c. 31, § 37, p. 420

R.S.1913, § 7263

C.S.1922, § 6920

C.S.1929, § 83-725

R.S.1943, § 83-338

Laws 1947, c. 335, § 28, p. 1068

Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 134

Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 100.

~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006