59In this part
“child” includes a son and daughter;(enfant)
“maintenance” includes the cost and expenses connected with the apprehension, conveyance, examination, detention, care and treatment of a patient in a psychiatric facility;(entretien)
“person bound to provide or care for a patient” includes
(personne tenue de subvenir aux besoins d’un malade ou d’en prendre soin)
(a)
a person whose spouse is the patient,
(b)
a person whose child is the patient, and
(c)
a person who is required by legal contract or by a statute of the Province to provide or care for him or her.
1969, c.13, s.59; 2008, c.45, s.20