Unless proceedings for hospitalization under court order have been initiated under subchapter IV of this chapter, a hospital, upon the written request of a patient hospitalized pursuant to section 21-513 , shall immediately release him.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 753, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 21-514.
1973 Ed., § 21-514.
This section is referenced in § 21-513.