The administrator of the division of mental health and developmental disabilities of the department of human services, subject to the approval of the director of the department, shall appoint the superintendents of the state hospital-schools and the state mental health institutes.
The superintendent or warden shall have immediate custody and control, subject to the orders and policies of the division administrator in charge of the institution, of all property used in connection with the institution except as provided in this chapter. The tenure of office shall be at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The appointing authority may transfer a superintendent or warden from one institution to another.
[S13, § 2727-a24; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3292; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 218.9; 81 Acts, ch 27, § 3, ch 73, § 2, ch 78, § 20, 25; 82 Acts, ch 1260, § 20]
83 Acts, ch 96, § 68, 157, 159; 83 Acts, ch 101, § 39; 84 Acts, ch 1277, § 17; 90 Acts, ch 1239, § 4; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §31
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