36-540.02. Transfer of a person with a grave disability without a guardian from a mental health treatment agency to another health care facility
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A. A person who does not have a guardian under section 14-5312.01 and who has been found by the court to have a grave disability and ordered to undergo treatment pursuant to this article may receive care in another health care institution licensed by the department during the course of the person's court-ordered treatment in accordance with administration rules.
B. The director shall adopt rules pertaining to persons described in subsection A of this section to provide for their alternative care in another health care institution licensed by the department during the course of court-ordered treatment. The rules shall allow transfer of patients from a mental health treatment agency to another health care institution, transfer from one such institution to another and return to a mental health treatment agency.