The state psychiatric hospital may, at any time, discharge any patient as recovered, as improved, or as not likely to be benefited by further treatment. If the patient being so discharged was involuntarily hospitalized, the hospital shall notify the committing judge or court thereof as required by section 229.14, subsection 3 or section 229.16, whichever is applicable. The court or judge shall, if necessary, appoint some person to accompany the discharged patient from the state psychiatric hospital to such place as the hospital or the court may designate, or authorize the hospital to appoint such attendant.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, § 3983; C39, § 3482.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 225.27]
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