1. Admission to psychiatric hospital. Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was a resident of the State at the time of the member’s induction into the service and who is determined by a federal board of medical officers to have a mental disease not incurred in line of duty must be received, at the discretion of the commissioner and without formal commitment, at either of the state mental health institutes, upon delivery at the institute designated by the commissioner of:
A. The member of the Armed Forces; and [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
B. The findings of the board of medical officers that the member is mentally ill. [PL 2007, c. 319, §12 (AMD).]

[PL 2007, c. 319, §12 (AMD).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3866

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee, except that when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Health and Human Services and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
  • Psychiatric hospital: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
  • Resident: means a person residing in a state institution or in any other institution which provides services which fall under the jurisdiction of the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
  • State mental health institute: means the Riverview Psychiatric Center or the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • 2. Status. After delivery of the member of the Armed Forces at the state mental health institute designated by the commissioner, the member’s status is the same as if the member had been committed to the institute under section 3864.

    [PL 2007, c. 319, §12 (AMD).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 319, §12 (AMD).