34-20A-66.1. Payment for treatment under emergency detainment or protective custody.

Payment for treatment under emergency detainment, or under protective custody pursuant to § 34-20A-55 if emergency detainment is not required, may be assessed to the individual, to a legally responsible relative or guardian, to the county of residence if indigent, or billed to the department through contract with an approved treatment facility. Any payment for emergency detainment to the Human Services Center is subject to the requirements of chapter 27A-13.

Source: SL 1985, ch 277, § 2; SL 1987, ch 254; SL 2016, ch 15, § 17; SL 2022, ch 108, § 10; SL 2023, ch 94, § 13.