§ 40.1-25-2 - Definitions.
SECTION 40.1-25-2
§ 40.1-25-2 Definitions. – (a) "Facility rendering care or treatment" means and includes, but is notlimited to, public and private hospitals, community residences as defined by§ 40.1-24.5-1, shelter care facilities, board and care facilities, grouphomes, nursing homes, and other congregate living facilities for mentally illindividuals.
(b) "Mentally ill individual" means an individual:
(1) Who has a significant mental illness or emotionalimpairment, as determined by a mental health professional qualified under thelaws and regulations of the state; and
(2) Who is an inpatient or resident in a facility as definedin subsection (a).