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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1938.03.03Re~~:onci >;, ~3rown, Cou:Zty Sol~scitc Jaffersorl Cou:•.rcy, :3rookville, Pennsyl~~ania. :fie Ezr ~~~'r o Brot~r~ • This wi11 a- irn.ov~ledre r ecc~2pt of t'7o opinion ren by you and suLmittecl i;o AttornQy- Gener~il Charles J. ?~ar~.io in connection with the request of t?~e ~tatQ Association of County Cor.;Missiotters of our Corr~::onc°r©el h t:iat t11.a opinion the Dapartmfl:Zt of Just.f.ce sho,ild ba cYtunr;ed rolatlvo to th responsil~ilitfi i`or furnisI.in~ med~.cel att:ention~ fill these natters hava be©n ref®rrec 1)ep~zty Attorf~oy Genoral assi~nLd to tric T~4pa.ri 1~ssiates,ce. • µ~.~~~~ .~_s.~:, ~jl-i:.:i3L1C76w, Lilo i~© isf:ied I becor:~e that tl~e opi,nian rende~~e~ by this Delis Justice irz t11is re{;ard is correct. 4upPlenent.~n~ this oni.nion, c:Ti~] doubt fa~tiliarp I submit the fol.~GC'in;':~ x ar:~ advancing Clio ~'ollo~~r'n~ rr~asozts vrh•y r,e fae the institutiar~ districts anti L-he dapa.r tyrants Of erel.~'tz^E this Gorx~one~vaaltlt should nrovi e r_*yadict:l sy,~ and. attanti indi"ent people of oU.r Cor:Y-ycn~~Qa~.th~ The defir.~ition cr~ZOPc~ciCint" ix~ .pct .~,o. 33G of 1~3; refers to €iny ~.r~ui:;ont:, ;~ersor. sect»irin}~; rnodi~~al care boer~~i: phfsics,i or y"!e'ntal i.nfi~rity, ?" i'ee~i that :~rayoro c€zn rc:ac a;rLe thot an;.ci~c~dy vrho ±s sick or iri~;z:i~QCi is ~ufferin~ fror. plays is nl inf ir:;tity Soc~ion dal of Act i;o: contain tl:o follot~rin~ lan~.tar;e a es ~ {aa ~o care_ Far n rr~ent in the c o?~ryt~ ~"+' z_°_ ~.~ _or e 1,~`~ , r:~YC is o~ttertr9.;~~ cared for." ~ - "(b} To contract Frith: a;:a~er ~.riG~=::~ a~tt,hor for tlxo cs.re of AY'Z1r suc~li ~~.~~ r?anc~or2t ~ (CTncierscorinU o:~:rs} '~''he ;~ynl;; fair int;erpretEt;ior. tr° be r~3.rtccd apan these tt°ro prav.~s io. s is w~ts.c tl~e insi~it:cation Kistr'_c•s mnd tlzo d.el~ar r~~.yn*s of t~~e:].i'~a5e a?=o bound to co.ro fox t}-_~jsa t~i?o Ezra nct o}her ~7iS~ cs,red .for, and :Q t3 tu2'Xy i1~lVC t]3E P' ~~l-~4: f:n rrr~4-n~..y3, •:.,ta-~., gther local a~atliurities r'or t1C care az ~,n~;~ o~asez' such u~:~~viti.~cut .1, 1. 1.3 t!l'):i ciiAl.'.LC:'~.ii.1. t~0 t; Otis.~,.i,tCit; i:IlE2L i;il® t'l;-)rCi ~~Ci~2't'.~~ "iS l!3'L)ta:i f:T vv trlt3£lIi Gllv;se va'rso are; sui'S.'c:t`zrs~ z'x'ora a ci3.sscxiit~r and need L~ratiic s.~tdnt.'ioai. I.tiaS,i~,aciors ~i:~ai:z':.cts ric~,y~tcc~n~,rac; :~rii.ti local aucitc :~i;i.~s tiner~zlin~; ilil:.l~)is:ti.i.b viT pil;/~3.i~~,ius3l ~u Cttt'c; ,f'4T` Fa,ciy uC1)r.Lidei Section.. 4~~ off` Act IIo. 39G specii:'icallf uses the d:ord t'medical crz.t:". y~iit).t is ~,~) ps'c:vrltli; i,.ie ~.L1~Giti~i~GiUZ1 ~listric~S x61as'L'.iil;_, .y tL'k Or irittrLd peopJ.e i:O a ilowl~:i'ca"t osrnesi and oporc?t~ '~~y .i~, Ui ccs tiny o~l~:;~• iio3~)_ii:~i to t°i:~om s.i; m4KCS til;propri.ai:Lorss Sect ian 40S of Act Rio, 39f~ prop zci~3s ~~hqt the instit~it io ~' '~ ,-y~.lrei ~ r~e,9 Qi tail Qi~ t"rl(; ~?Fj;'~ii~;ie~y F3Z1fi 9tFTt~Bi:~ (:Ei.t. ~t't': v.`.^.t;~,.ri.i': i'=-IJ.~_~' LAC' l.'~ 1!~TR`aTC:~ C?~' t~ .Ej ?-X' ~:3S::1f+:lf:1C~L2.3 g F3.S c?.ir~ct:~a. ~y ;11. i'ors.r¢r~e.r..!: of ti.~~.~ t!~- of zr : St^tc af' Pcnnsy~lva.nia for st~tisti.^ ~.1 r':r,-;^sea • ~l':r?0 °~9ct I.a?' P',3~'~}lE>'~' p^oti*i-cle9 t~?at :ir_ t..e. case of depe~idents aclrrittecl or eorru~ ~.trd 1'a,' r.^edicni trcatr-eer cf' diseaso, the rhys'~c3an .iri ch.a~'r*e a?,a11 s3rec:i1'f 1'or ontry ixi th record the natur. e of tl'_e C"k'S v nEla ~' a».d ~~hore in }: i s opinion it rras contrmcted. `Z'1~.5.~. se~ct?er. 4I' tt?A I:~Inti'~~at,:ton '.istr~ict Act refers to people wvho ma•r be a.dz~itted without ra_-as~a to c;r~;trer tllev arv pez~anentl.y confined, as L~;driddQr r~ai:'r?ntny nr rrl,~tllor t'r.~=y racy temnoraril~ nc~:. .".^•°i~.^.~? o~Y°_. Ssctien 4©:~, Gea:l.iil~; trltli 1~.tior~s, ~ro~ld .~akQ J.t very s irnnlc o sot; t?j~ ~'i:lea sar_d rF;t~J_R4ios^a "or ho ar© in ricod of r.ICdical cax'e auci :rat tPsore sx'a r::a mandatory p:~"o~a~is; 1a~i~r° rr+:~nnn~~r~7i_ty' foz' rtec?ical. ti1© ~u~,stion o:: ra~.ca anu z for ;;1E3 '~.rst?tution distric t~iie ciz:,c of ino.i~-ont 1~evi,iE ~zLte:::L:~on. 3 •r. its Slot coz ons i~;: '~l:e .Assistsnce Laca~s care '~p~an tha iT~sLi.tuticn c:. '?'he ~ar~ere7. iiS4orrbX;~ cil,ci not a?p:~opr~.a;,s sur~.lcl.ent onoy to aciE~ua~eiy pr•ov ieic~ f oi~ t!?es ecoric-rate Y~~ec~s of i ~s doh rlts ~•rl~ich clcar~y ~ustif'ie~s ti:o car_clusio4i tl~.~;trl:crre r.~s n< nton.~:ion n?? i.t~ ;no.rt tl~trt ri~edien.i at~cr~z:iox! was Lo t;c 111I'i.i: v the P:,nr?i:t.mRnt of YubJ.ic A.M:~igtanc:e. Dospite evas'ythin.~ to tY:e %ont~ al.~y, county so~~.c:~icrs contend ti1F1t tY~© t:ord "pe~r~- i.ce'' . stanclinf'; a1onP in Act l;o. of ?.~~37, g?.!gyres ~37E? 'C'~'s't70n:~ :i.hi.i:.i:y 1 Gr *1?eGica~. CL~2'•C ui rent ner'sons can the C~^zr.~onrreu1i:11 oi' "es?nsyJ.vanit~. 'v1~i11.;~ ~~TCLLI'S , J)iii ~ ~ y~anszer• t'~r ~tto2'?2r3'; ~iC.21E3rt~3