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24 U.S.C. § 325 — Examination of persons admitted
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**(a) Time and frequency of examination; discharge** Any person admitted to any hospital pursuant to section 322 or [section 324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section324&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, as soon as practicable, but in no event more than five days after the day of such admission, be examined by qualified members of the medical staff of the hospital and, unless found to be in need of hospitalization by reason of mental illness, shall be discharged. Any person found upon such examination to be in need of such hospitalization shall thereafter, as frequently as practicable but not less often than every six months, be reexamined and shall, whenever it is determined that the conditions justifying such hospitalization no longer obtain, be discharged or, if found to be in the best interests of the patient, be conditionally released.
**(b) Notice to legal guardian, etc.** Whenever any person is admitted to a hospital pursuant to this chapter, his legal guardian, spouse, or next of kin shall, if known, be immediately notified.
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**(a) Time and frequency of examination; discharge** Any person admitted to any hospital pursuant to section 322 or [section 324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section324&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, as soon as practicable, but in no event more than five days after the day of such admission, be examined by qualified members of the medical staff of the hospital and, unless found to be in need of hospitalization by reason of mental illness, shall be discharged. Any person found upon such examination to be in need of such hospitalization shall thereafter, as frequently as practicable but not less often than every six months, be reexamined and shall, whenever it is determined that the conditions justifying such hospitalization no longer obtain, be discharged or, if found to be in the best interests of the patient, be conditionally released.
**(b) Notice to legal guardian, etc.** Whenever any person is admitted to a hospital pursuant to this chapter, his legal guardian, spouse, or next of kin shall, if known, be immediately notified.
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**(a) Place of hospitalization** Until the transfer and release of an eligible person pursuant to [section 323 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section323&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary is authorized to provide care and treatment for such person at any Federal hospital within or (pursuant to agreement) outside of the Department, or (under contract or other arrangements made without regard to [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim)) at any other public or private hospital in any State and, for such purposes, to transfer such person to any such hospital from a place of temporary care provided pursuant to [section 322 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section322&num=0&edition=prelim). In determining the place of such hospitalization, the Secretary shall give due weight to the best interests of the patient.
**(b) Ineligible persons** The authority of the Secretary to provide hospitalization for any person under this section shall not apply to any person for whose medical care and treatment any agency of the United States is responsible.
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TITLE 24—HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS
§ 323
cies. Such arrangements shall be made without
regard to section 6101 of title 41, and may pro-
vide for payment by the Secretary either in ad-
vance or by way of reimbursement.
(b) Payment or reimbursement for care, treat-
ment, or assistance
The Secretary may, to the extent deemed ap-
propriate, equitable, and practicable by him, (1)
require any person receiving care and treatment
or assistance pursuant to subsection (a) to pay,
in advance or by way of reimbursement, for the
cost thereof or (2) obtain reimbursement for
such cost from any State or political subdivision
responsible for the cost of his subsequent hos-
pitalization.
(Pub. L. 86–571, § 2, July 5, 1960, 74 Stat. 308; Pub.
L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat.
695.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
In subsec. (a), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted
for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
(41 U.S.C. 5)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan.
4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public
Contracts.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ sub-
stituted in text for ‘‘Secretary of Health, Education,
and Welfare’’ pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88
which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Edu-
cation.
§ 323. Transfer and release to State of residence
or legal domicile, or to relative
If, at the time of arrival in the United States,
the residence or the legal domicile of an eligible
person appearing to be in need of care and treat-
ment in a mental hospital is known to be in a
State, or whenever thereafter such a person’s
residence or legal domicile in a State is
ascertained, the Secretary shall, if the person i
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