Section 253.26 Transfers of Patients or Residents

253.26 TRANSFERS OF PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS.

The commissioner of human services may transfer a committed patient to the Minnesota Security Hospital following a determination that the patient's behavior presents a danger to others and treatment in a secure treatment facility is necessary. The commissioner shall establish a written policy creating the transfer criteria.

History:

(4534) 1907 c 338 s 7; 1955 c 454 s 1; 1957 c 196 s 1; 1983 c 10 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 47; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 6 s 43