Section 16-8-116 - Release by hospital authority(1) When the chief officer of the institution in which a defendant has been committed after a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity determines that the defendant no longer requires hospitalization because he no longer suffers from a mental disease or defect which is likely to cause him to be dangerous to himself, to others, or to the community in the reasonably foreseeable future, such chief officer shall report this determination to the court that committed the defendant and the prosecuting attorney, including in the report a report of examination equivalent to a release examination. The clerk of the court shall forthwith furnish a copy of the report to counsel for the defendant.(2) Within thirty-five days after receiving the report of the chief officer of the institution having custody of the defendant, the court shall set a hearing on the discharge of the defendant in accordance with section 16-8-115, whether or not such report is contested.L. 72: R&RE, p. 231, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-8-116. L. 83: (1) and (2) amended and (3) repealed, pp. 680, 681, §§ 2, 5, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 733, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (2) amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 851, § 78, effective July 1.