44:5-18.1.Ā  Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of indigent residents; appropriation for The board of chosen freeholders of any county which has no county mental orĀ  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 requireĀ  psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, including the cost of diagnosis, specialĀ  mental tests and treatment.Ā  Before expending money for such purposes, theĀ  board of chosen freeholders shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deemsĀ  advisable concerning the requirement of residents and eligibility for suchĀ  relief.Ā  Disbursements shall be made through officers designated by the boardĀ  of chosen freeholders for that purpose on verified bills presented and approvedĀ  as in the case of other county expenditures.

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