63(1)Where a patient is admitted to a psychiatric facility, the officer-in-charge shall make a full and thorough inquiry respecting the estate, either in existence or in prospect, of the patient and of its sufficiency, free from all claims of his family, to supply the means necessary for his maintenance in the psychiatric facility as provided in the regulations.

63(2)The officer-in-charge shall where possible require from the person liable for the maintenance of the patient an agreement or bond to secure the payment of the patient’s maintenance, either in whole or in part, and such agreement or bond shall continue in force as long as the patient is maintained in the psychiatric facility.

63(3)Where the obligation is for a limited period, nothing herein extends the liability beyond the period limited.

63(4)The giving of an agreement or bond in no way releases the estate of the patient of its obligation to maintain him in the psychiatric facility.