Delaware Code
16 Del. C. § 5021 (2026)
Veterans Administration hospitals
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The provisions in the Delaware Code pertaining to the admission, commitment, care and discharge of persons diagnosed with a mental condition at state institutions shall apply with the same force and effect to persons entitled to the services of hospitals for people with a mental condition operated by the Veterans Administration. Persons so entitled may be transferred from state institutions to such Veterans Administration hospitals subject to the statutory provisions affording interested parties the right to have the status of the person with a mental condition determined as provided by law.
79 Del. Laws, c. 442, § 1;Notes of Decisions
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case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Walls v. State, 223 A.3d 882 (Del. 2019).
Walls v. State, 223 A.3d 882 (Del. 2019). “(6) Walls’s second argument on appeal is that 16 Del. C. § 5021 entitles him to be transferred to the Veterans Administration hospital for treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury that resulted from his military service.”
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