§25. Provisions for close confinement of certain patients who have a mental illness

            A. At hospitals that it may designate, the department may provide facilities for the care and confinement of patients who have a mental illness and who require close confinement in the interest of themselves and of the public.

            B. The department shall designate places of confinement for patients of dangerous tendencies and for clients charged with or convicted of a crime who require special protection and restraint.

            Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.