It shall be the policy of the department to permit liberal use of the foregoing sections for the admission of those cases that can be benefited by treatment and returned to normal life and mental condition, in the opinion of the superintendent, within a period of six months. No person shall be carried as a voluntary patient for a period of more than one year.
RCW 72.23.100
Voluntary patients—Policy—Duration.
1973 1st ex.s. c 142 s 5; 1959 c 28 s 72.23.100
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