HRS §334-23
Handling small amounts of cash for psychiatric patients
This section lets the administrator of a psychiatric facility deposit small amounts of cash belonging to a patient into a bank without getting a guardian appointed. The administrator can use that money for the patient's benefit, but cannot use it to pay for the patient's care in the facility while no guardian is appointed.
The statute, as written — Money belonging to patients
Whenever small amounts of cash come into the hands of the administrator of a psychiatric facility, the administrator may, without seeking the appointment of a guardian, deposit the money in a bank or other financial institution and from time to time as the administrator may determine apply the same or any part thereof for the benefit of the patient, provided that so long as a guardian is not appointed, the administrator shall not apply any part of the cash for the maintenance of the patient in the facility.
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