If you're admitted to a mental institution for life because you're unfit for society, who pays for the stay?

Answer 1

The person who admits him, or the insurance, or the state.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, this is very, very rare. Often times those who once would have had the lable "unfit for society" are turned loose onto the streets where most, if not all, are homeless with no hope of rehabilitation, all in the good name of deinstitutionalization - a political trend in the 1970's presented as a humanitarian effort to get people out of hospitals and "integrated" back into the community with an over-reliance on drugs for which a minority of severe patients simply do not work. In my opinion, this had more to do with state budgets and a long-term collapse of the US economy than any "humanitarian effort" and because of the continued subjication of the very severe mentally ill this program was the first to respond to a lack of funding.

In the end, tax payers are still paying for these individuals through social programs for the homeless. However, without proper structer, many simply become so disoriented they will never have the oppertunity to lead a safe or remotely productive life.

The term "unfit for society" is a bit antique, and one should use caution. In my opinion there is nothing civilized about the social practices which I have discribed above. Perhaps a more appropriate question would be "If you are admitted to a mental institution because society is unfit for you?"

And while we are on the subject, this isn't exactly how committment works. When one is involutarly comitted they are generally given a specified time before the comittment is rereviewed by court. In some cases where a violent crime had taken place, the court may comitt someone until the doctors deem it safe for release.

Never is someone imprisioned in a hospital, and the goal of a hospital is always to treat rather than act as a prison.

Further clarification:

The "person who admits" is the doctor, and the doctor doesn't pay. If the person who cares for him/her agrees to pay or if the caretaker has gaurdianship then, yes. In this case, however, you are admitted and not comitted and under these circumstances the patient can leave after a 72 hour evaluation in most states.

Any time you are comitted by the state the state is required to pay the bill as far as I know, and anyone who suggests that insurance will pay for more than a week or two must have the greatest insurance in the world.

Answer 3

Most of the time if you have been admitted for life then you have a serious mental health issue. The hospital will apply for disability and or medicaid/medicare for you. Obviously you are not able to work and so more than likely you will get the disability. Then the medicaid/medicare will pay. In the state of AR the only way you can be admitted LONG TERM is at the state hospital which is covered by the state. It is only by court order if that happens,.No private hospital will admit longer than a few days whether you are ready to go home or not.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Well in the united states I believe it is paid by each state. So tax payers are basicaly paying for a mental patient in a mental hospital.

Answer 6

Either the person who admitted them or the government. If it was a sentence handed to them by a judge the the state does there too unless the person has money. Then they pay.

Answer 7

depends on the instution and the reason. My cousin is bi-polar and refuses to take his meds. He is 30 something but usually acts like he is more around 3-5 by behaviour. My aunt put him in at the psychiatric hospital and had to pay for it herself. I would assume if the person was on welfare or disability the government would have to keep paying for it.

Answer 8

10 to 1 probably we, the tax payers. We pay for everything else!

Answer 9

The tax payers of course, but would you prefer them walking around on the street?

Answer 10

For life!?! God I didnt even like being in an institution for more then a week.