§43A-6-102.

§43A-6-102.
   
   A. Upon receipt of a certificate of the United States Public Health
   Service or any agency of the United States Government or a veterans
   center in the state that facilities are available for the care or
   treatment of any person who has been admitted to a facility within the
   Department in accordance with the provisions of this title and that
   such person is eligible for care or treatment, the Commissioner, upon
   recommendation by the person in charge of the facility in which the
   patient is located, may transfer the patient to the United States
   Public Health Service or other agency of the United States Government,
   or a veterans center in the state or other agency of the state for
   care and treatment. If the patient has been admitted under involuntary
   court-ordered commitment proceedings, the Commissioner shall notify
   the committing court of any transfer when it has been effected. Any
   patient transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be
   committed to the United States Public Health Service or other agency
   of the United States Government or a veterans center in the state or
   other agency of the state pursuant to the original commitment the same
   as if he had been originally committed.
   
   B. In the event that a patient transferred under provisions of this
   section subsequently becomes ineligible for continued services of, or
   if required services cannot be provided by the entity or institution
   wherein the patient is then committed and residing, the Commissioner
   shall upon notification accept the return of the patient to the
   appropriate institution of the Department. If the patient has been
   admitted under this title, the Commissioner shall notify the
   committing court of the transfer when it has been effected. Any
   patient transferred as provided in this section shall be deemed to be
   committed to the Department pursuant to the original commitment the
   same as if he had been originally committed.