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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 4. (a) An offender who believes the offender to have a mental illness and to be in need of care and treatment in the division of mental health and addiction or a mental health facility shall, at the offender's request for transfer, be examined by a psychiatrist employed or retained by the department of correction, who shall report the psychiatrist's findings to the department of correction. If the report states that the offender has a mental illness and is in need of care and treatment in the division of mental health and addiction or a mental health facility, the department of correction shall transfer the offender to the division of mental health and addiction, subject to the approval of the director of the division of mental health and addiction, or to a mental health facility. If the department of correction intends to transfer an offender to the division of mental health and addiction, the department of correction shall transmit a copy of the psychiatrist's report to the division of mental health and addiction.
(b) Section 3(c) and 3(d) of this chapter apply to transfers under this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 11. Corrections § 11-10-4-4 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-11-corrections/in-code-sect-11-10-4-4/
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