83-340 State hospitals for the mentally ill; voluntary patient; discharge; when.

NE Code § 83-340 (2019) (N/A)
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83-340. State hospitals for the mentally ill; voluntary patient; discharge; when.

Any voluntary patient in a state hospital for the mentally ill who no longer meets the clinical and legal requirements for treatment at such hospital shall be discharged by the chief executive officer of such hospital.

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Any patient who is cured should be immediately discharged. State v. Noll, 171 Neb. 831, 108 N.W.2d 108 (1961).