31.050. Patient in state hospital may be returned upon support payment neglect. - Missouri Statutes

Patient in state hospital may be returned upon support paymentneglect.

31.050. Whenever any person has been received as a patientof any institution or hospital of the department of mentalhealth, and thereafter the county, municipality, guardian,trustee or person responsible for the support of the patientneglects or refuses to pay, within the time and in the mannerrequired by law or the rules and regulations of the departmentof revenue, any installment required to be paid for the supportof the patient, the superintendent of the institution orhospital may return the patient to the sheriff of the county ormunicipality or to the guardian, trustee or person responsiblefor the payment of the installment, and at the expense of thecounty, municipality, guardian, trustee or person. No suchpatient shall be so returned until the department of mentalhealth has notified the county or municipality or guardian,trustee or person responsible for the support of such patient inwriting that there exists a shortage in payment of such supportand that unless the same is paid within thirty days such patientwill be so returned.

(RSMo 1939 § 9369, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 292 § 5, A.L. 1957 p. 499, A.L. 1963 p. 100, A.L. 1965 p. 139)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 8672; 1919 § 12315; 1909 § 1447