The executive director of any facility within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall have custody and control of a consumer within the facility during the period of time the consumer is detained for observation or treatment or both, and shall be responsible for the care and treatment of the consumer during the time the consumer remains in the facility.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 319, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 90, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 2004, c. 113, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 150, § 25, emerg. eff. May 9, 2005.