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37. Discharge by superintendent or psychiatrist
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Last amended by an amending law of 1973.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of any other written law, the medical superintendent or a psychiatrist may by writing under his hand order the discharge of any patient.
medical superintendent
Defined · s 2
“medical superintendent” means the medical superintendent of a mental hospital and includes a deputy medical superintendent and an assistant medical superintendent;
(2)
The power to order a discharge of a patient conferred upon the medical superintendent or psychiatrist by this section shall also apply to a patient committed to the hospital under section 25.
patient
Defined · s 2
“patient” means any person who has been detained or is receiving treatment in a mental hospital;