Section 27A-14-1.4 - Leave status--Limit--Reviews and hearings.
27A-14-1.4. Leave status--Limit--Reviews and hearings. A patient, upon approval of the administrator or facility director, may be placed on a leave status from the center or facility. The patient's legal admission status at the center or facility shall remain in effect. Leave may not be longer than thirty days and may not extend beyond the duration of any involuntary commitment under which the patient was admitted. While on leave, an involuntarily committed patient shall receive all the reviews and hearings as mandated by this title or be discharged.
Source: SL 1991, ch 220, § 289.