Release of patients hospitalized under section 21-513. Unless proceedings for hospitalization under court order have been initiated under subchapter IV of this chapter, a hospital, upon the written request of a patient hospitalized pursuant to section 21-513 , shall immediately release him. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 753, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-514. 1973 Ed., § 21-514. Section References This section is referenced in § 21-513.
District of Columbia Legal Code