The Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital may arrange for and pay the expenses of the transfer of a person committed to his custody pursuant to this chapter or admitted to the hospital pursuant to section 21-904 to his relatives or to a hospital in the State of his residence, and, in connection with the transfer, may pay the transportation and expenses of attendants necessary to insure safe travel.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 765, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 21-909.
1973 Ed., § 21-909.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 9 - Persons with Mental Illness Found in Certain Federal Reservations
§ 21–902. Commitments by special commissioners of certain district courts
§ 21–904. Admission upon written application; right of release
§ 21–906. Examinations; adjudications; laws applicable; expense of care and treatment
§ 21–907. Transfer of military personnel