The superintendent of a facility to which an individual was committed under IC 12-26-6 or IC 12-26-7 or to which the individual's commitment was transferred under this chapter, may transfer the commitment of the individual to:(1) a state institution;(2) a community mental health center;(3) a community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center;(4) a federal facility;(5) a psychiatric unit of a hospital licensed under IC 16-21;(6) a private psychiatric facility licensed under IC 12-25;(7) a community residential program for the developmentally disabled described in IC 12-11-1.1-1(e)(1) or IC 12-11-1.1-1(e)(2); or(8) an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) that is licensed under IC 16-28 and is not owned by the state;if the transfer is likely to be in the best interest of the individual or other patients.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-17(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.115; P.L.24-1997, SEC.59; P.L.272-1999, SEC.47; P.L.117-2015, SEC.22; P.L.35-2016, SEC.78.
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