Nebraska Statutes 71-936. Regional center or treatment facility; administrator; discharge of involuntary patient; notice
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When the administrator of any regional center or treatment facility for the treatment of persons who are mentally ill or substance dependent determines that any involuntary patient in such facility may be safely and properly discharged or placed on convalescent leave, the administrator of such regional center or treatment facility shall immediately notify the mental health board of the judicial district from which such patient was committed. In the case of a subject who is domiciled in Indian country and committed for treatment as provided in section 71-964, such administrator shall immediately notify the tribal court from which such patient was committed.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-936
- Administrator: means the administrator or other chief administrative officer of a treatment facility or his or her designee. See Nebraska Statutes 71-904
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Mental health board: means a board created under section Nebraska Statutes 71-905
- Mentally ill: means having a psychiatric disorder that involves a severe or substantial impairment of a person's thought processes, sensory input, mood balance, memory, or ability to reason which substantially interferes with such person's ability to meet the ordinary demands of living or interferes with the safety or well-being of others. See Nebraska Statutes 71-907
- Regional center: means a state hospital for the mentally ill as designated in section Nebraska Statutes 71-911
- Subject: means any person concerning whom a certificate or petition has been filed under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act. See Nebraska Statutes 71-912
- Treatment facility: means a facility which is licensed to provide services for persons who are mentally ill or substance dependent or both. See Nebraska Statutes 71-914
- Tribal court: means a court or tribunal authorized by a tribe to adjudicate legal disputes and carry out the administration of justice in accordance with tribal law. See Nebraska Statutes 71-914.01