226.44 - DEPOSITS.
226.44 DEPOSITS.
Any funds, including social security benefits, coming into the
possession of the superintendent or any employee of the hospital
belonging to any patient in that hospital, shall be deposited in the
name of that patient in the patients' personal deposit fund, except
that if a guardian of the property of that patient has been
appointed, the guardian shall have the right to demand and receive
such funds. Funds belonging to a patient deposited in the patients'
personal deposit fund may be used for the purchase of personal
incidentals, desires and comforts for the patient. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 226.44]
Referred to in § 222.84