34-20A-76.1. Compensation of court-appointed physician and counselor by county--Reimbursement.A licensed physician or addiction counselor appointed by the court to examine and assess a person for the purposes of involuntary commitment shall be paid by the county where the hearing and commitment proceedings take place. The physician or addiction counselor shall be compensated for such services in an amount fixed by the circuit judge. The county shall be reimbursed for such expense by the person if the person is financially able to do so. If the person is not financially able to pay such expense, the cost of physician or addiction counselor examination shall be paid to the county by the person legally bound for the support of such person if financially able to do so. Source: SL 1985, ch 277, §4; SL 2016, ch 15, §21.
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