§ 25-02-03 — Object of state hospital

The state hospital is an institution for mental diseases serving specialized populations of
individuals with severe mental illness, including individuals with a substance use disorder. The
state hospital is one component of the North Dakota mental health delivery system and serves
as a resource to community-based treatment programs. The state hospital shall, pursuant to
rules or policies adopted by the department of health and human services, receive and care for
all eligible individuals with severe mental illness, including individuals with a substance use
disorder, residing within this state in accordance with this title, and may furnish to those
individuals all needed food, shelter, treatment, and support.