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SECTION 7225-7232
7225. Except as otherwise provided, all patients admitted to a state hospital shall be duly committed or transferred thereto, and shall be subject to the general rules and regulations of the department and of the hospital. 7226. The State Department of Mental Health may admit to any state hospital for the mentally disordered, if there is room therein, any mentally disordered soldier or sailor in the service of the United States on such terms as are agreed upon between the department and the properly authorized agents, officers, or representatives of the United States government. 7227. Mentally disordered prisoners in the state prisons shall be admitted to the state hospitals in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code. 7228. Prior to admission to the Napa State Hospital or the Metropolitan State Hospital, the State Department of Mental Health shall evaluate each patient committed pursuant to Section 1026 or 1370 of the Penal Code. A patient determined to be a high security risk shall be treated in the department's most secure facilities. A Penal Code patient not needing this level of security shall be treated as near to the patient's community as possible if an appropriate treatment program is available. 7230. Those patients determined to be high security risk patients, as described in Section 7228, shall be treated at Atascadero State Hospital or Patton State Hospital, a correctional facility, or other secure facility as defined by the State Department of Mental Health, but shall not be treated at Metropolitan State Hospital or Napa State Hospital. Metropolitan State Hospital and Napa State Hospital shall treat only low- to moderate-risk patients, as defined by the State Department of Mental Health. 7231. The State Department of Mental Health shall develop policies and procedures, by no later than 30 days following the effective date of the Budget Act of 1997, at each state hospital, to notify appropriate law enforcement agencies in the event of a patient escape or walkaway. Local law enforcement agencies, including local police and county sheriff departments, shall review the policies and procedures prior to final implementation by the department. 7232. The State Department of Mental Health shall issue a state hospital administrative directive by no later than 30 days following the effective date of the Budget Act of 1997 to require patients whose placement has been required pursuant to the Penal Code, and other patients within the secured perimeter at each state hospital, to wear clothing that enables these patients to be readily identified.
