{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-906","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-906","heading":"Examinations; adjudications; laws applicable; expense of care and treatment.","body":"(a)\nThe Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital shall promptly examine a person committed as provided by sections 21-902 and 21-903, and, if not found to have a mental illness, shall forthwith discharge him, or, if found to have a mental illness, shall return him to the State of his residence or to his relatives, if practicable.\n\n(b)\nProceedings for the adjudication of a person referred to by subsection (a) of this section, or of a person admitted to the hospital pursuant to section 21-904, as a person with a mental illness, and for the appointment of a committee of his person or property, may be instituted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or by a party interest. The laws of the District of Columbia apply to the proceedings. This chapter does not impose upon the District of Columbia the expense of care and treatment of a person apprehended, detained, or committed under this chapter, unless the person is a resident of the District of Columbia as defined by subsection (b) of section 21-551.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Persons with Mental Illness Found in Certain Federal Reservations."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-906","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6c19ec130e7c4ee4b4c963e0e3a28a9b16ac7a39f2e1d04133e348cd380469ef","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-905","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}