33-5-302 - Periodic evaluation of admitted person Discharge.
33-5-302. Periodic evaluation of admitted person Discharge.
The chief officer shall cause each person admitted under § 33-5-301 or transferred under § 33-3-301 or chapter 3, part 4 of this title to be evaluated as often as necessary, but not less often than every six (6) months. If the chief officer determines that a person admitted under § 33-5-301 no longer meets the standards under which the person was admitted, the chief officer shall discharge the person. The chief officer may discharge a person admitted under § 33-5-301 at any time when it is in the best interests of the person.
[Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.]