Unless otherwise specified by law, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall have charge and control of any and all state institutions established for the care of the mentally ill and drug- or alcohol-dependent person.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 159, § 32. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 14, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 103, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 32 by Laws 1986, c. 103, § 103, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 27, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990.