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INCOMPETENT MEN
TO BE CARED FOR
Bureau War Risk Insurance. to Provide
Comforts for ex-Service Men OF
Low Mentality.

Tallahassee, Aug. 2S.-(SpeclaL)-
The attorney general has received
from the Bureau of War Risk lnsur-
ance, a letter relative to the furnish
ing by the bureau to ex-service men
who are mentally incompetent ana
confined to public institutions ali
necessary comforts and desires exclu-
sive of the regular medical care, treat
ment and maintenance which they are
now receiving by virtue OF any law or
contract with the bureau.
The letter which indicates the pro-
cedure necessary to enable such in
mates to receive the benefit of this de-
cision, in as follows:
Treasury Department,
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington, Aug. 16, 1920.
To the Attorney General, State OF
Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Dear Sir: In accordance with HR
SITS, entitled "An Act to amend and
modify the War Risk Insurance Act,
approved December oath 1919. and by
virtue of the authority conferred in
Section No 10 of the Act. a regulation
has been promulgated relative to men
tai cases covered by section No. of
the Act CHR S77S.)
This regulation bears reference to
ex-service men who are mentally in
competent and confined to public in
stitutions. Under this decision, the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance will
furnish the inmates of such public in
situations with all necessary comforts
and desires exclusive of the regular
medical care, treatment and mainte-
nance which they are now receiving by
virtue of any law or contract with the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
Upon the furnishing of proper esti-
mates by the executive officer of a
public institution, showing the amount
necessary per month to furnish the in
mates with said comforts and DESIRES
monthly payments will be made to him
on behalf of the inmate after we have
received proper evidence of the Chief
Executives authority. This evidence
includes the following:
/, A copy of statutes or other legal
enactments by virtue of which author
ity is granted to receive and disburse
funds received on behalf of inmates
2. A certified copy of the appoint
ment to office by the federal, state
municipal or other official authorized to
make such appointment.
s. A certified copy of the bond fur
nished by such official authorized TO
receive and disburse funds if he is a
bonded officer.
In order that we may not hinder or
unreasonably delay such monthly paw
ment, this communication is addressed
10 you for the purpose of securing the
evidence in question of the Chief Exec
utive Officer of the public institutions
in your state thereby relieving them of
this procedure.
We win be very much pleased in
deed II you win forward to the bureau
the evidence outlined above for sile
various mental institutions in your
state.
we are enclosing copies of HR SITS
and Treasury Decision No. 80 and in
wife your attention to sections l. 3. 10
of the decision.
We readily concede that this proceed
IRE as outlined in the sections of the
decision will be an extra burden upon
the duties of the staff of the institu-
tions, yet, we must accept the Act of
Congress and see that the law is car
ried out.
We cannot express too strongly how
we desire and solicit the corporation
of state officials in the handling of
mental cases of ex-service men of the
World War
If it is impracticahle for your office
to furnish the evidence herein request
ed. please be kind enough to forward
this letter to the proper state Off
cial.
! We greatly appreciate your courtesy
in the premises.
BY authority of the director:
Very truly yours.
II. Fl. HALLETT,
Assistant Director in Charge of Com
pensat.on and Claims Division
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