Patients on leave.

The cost of support of patients placed on convalescent leave or removed as a habilitation measure from a resource center, except when living in the home of a person legally bound for the support of the patient, shall be paid by the state. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81 , S81, §222.77 ; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1027 ] 83 Acts, ch 123, §83, 209 ; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51 ; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §87, 130 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §45, 137 2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Section amended