225.22 LIABILITY OF PRIVATE PATIENTS -- PAYMENT.
Every committed private patient, if the patient has an estate
sufficient for that purpose, or if those legally responsible for the
patient's support are financially able, shall be liable to the county
and state for all expenses paid by them in behalf of such patient.
All bills for the care, nursing, observation, treatment, medicine,
and maintenance of such patients shall be paid by the director of the
department of administrative services in the same manner as those of
committed and voluntary public patients as provided in this chapter,
unless the patient or those legally responsible for the patient make
such settlement with the state psychiatric hospital.
225.22 LIABILITY OF PRIVATE PATIENTS -- PAYMENT.
Every committed private patient, if the patient has an estate
sufficient for that purpose, or if those legally responsible for the
patient's support are financially able, shall be liable to the county
and state for all expenses paid by them in behalf of such patient.
All bills for the care, nursing, observation, treatment, medicine,
and maintenance of such patients shall be paid by the director of the
department of administrative services in the same manner as those of
committed and voluntary public patients as provided in this chapter,
unless the patient or those legally responsible for the patient make
such settlement with the state psychiatric hospital.
225.22 LIABILITY OF PRIVATE PATIENTS -- PAYMENT.
Every committed private patient, if the patient has an estate
sufficient for that purpose, or if those legally responsible for the
patient's support are financially able, shall be liable to the county
and state for all expenses paid by them in behalf of such patient.
All bills for the care, nursing, observation, treatment, medicine,
and maintenance of such patients shall be paid by the director of the
department of administrative services in the same manner as those of
committed and voluntary public patients as provided in this chapter,
unless the patient or those legally responsible for the patient make
such settlement with the state psychiatric hospital.
