The director shall order the discharge or removal from the mental health institute of incurable and harmless patients whenever it is necessary to make room for recent cases. [R60, §1483; C73, §1425; C97, §2289; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3514; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.32 ] 2015 Acts, ch 69, §46 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §492 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §69, 137 Referred to in §226.33 2024 amendment effective July 1, 2025; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §137 Section amended