South Carolina § 44-13-40 - Removal of alien patient or trainee.
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§ 44-13-40. Removal of alien patient or trainee.
If any person admitted to a State mental health facility is not a citizen of the United States, the superintendent of the facility concerned shall immediately notify the Office of Mental Health of the name of the person and all ascertainable information as to race, nativity, date of last arrival in the United States, the name of the vessel on which he arrived, the port at which he landed and the name of the transporting company. The Office of Mental Health shall transmit this information to the appropriate United States authorities and shall continue to provide care and treatment for the patient or trainee pending arrangements for his deportation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-1025; 1952 Code SECTIONS 32-972, 32-1009; 1942 Code SECTIONS 6232, 6233; 1932 Code SECTIONS 6232, 6233; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 5085, 5086; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 3368, 3369; 1902 (23) 1026; 1920 (31) 704; 1932 (37) 1365; 1952 (47) 2042.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-13-40 ("Removal of alien patient or trainee.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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