30:6B-4 - Transfer of eligible persons to Veterans Administration or other agency of United States - New Jersey Statutes

30:6B-4.  Transfer of eligible persons to Veterans Administration or other agency of United States    Upon receipt of a certificate of the Veterans Administration or such other agency of the United States that facilities are available for the care or treatment of any person heretofore committed to any hospital for the insane or other institution for the care or treatment of persons similarly afflicted and that such person is eligible for care or treatment, the chief officer of the institution may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies or of the court or judicial officer having jurisdiction of such person, cause the transfer of such person to the Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States for care or treatment.

    Any person transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be committed to the Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States, pursuant to the original commitment.

     L.1952, c. 76, p. 407, s. 4.  Amended by L.1957, c. 138, p. 529, s. 1.