§43A-7-106.

§43A-7-106.
   
   When any patient in any state institution subject to the jurisdiction
   of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services dies
   or leaves such institution, all property, including money, belonging
   to said patient shall be immediately delivered to the patient, if
   leaving, or to his guardian or next of kin, if the patient has died;
   provided that if the patient has died and no person is available for
   such delivery, the institution shall notify the guardian or next of
   kin of such death and the description of the property on hand by
   certified mail at the last-known address of such guardian or next of
   kin, and that if said property is not claimed within one (1) year from
   the date of such notice, then such property shall become the property
   of the state, and all such monies shall be credited to the revolving
   fund of the institution.