44:5-18.1 - Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of indigent residents; appropriation for - New Jersey Statutes

44:5-18.1.  Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of indigent residents; appropriation for    The board of chosen freeholders of any county which has no county mental or  psychiatric hospital or clinic may appropriate not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per annum for the necessary expense incident to the diagnosis and treatment of such indigent residents in the county as may require  psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, including the cost of diagnosis, special  mental tests and treatment.  Before expending money for such purposes, the  board of chosen freeholders shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems  advisable concerning the requirement of residents and eligibility for such  relief.  Disbursements shall be made through officers designated by the board  of chosen freeholders for that purpose on verified bills presented and approved  as in the case of other county expenditures.

     L.1952, c. 119, p. 459, s. 1, eff. May 5, 1952.