South Carolina § 44-24-20 Voluntary admission; notification of guardian ad litem.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-24-20 — Voluntary admission; notification of guardian ad litem.

South Carolina § 44-24-20

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 24COMMITMENT OF CHILDREN IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-20 (2026).

Text

(A)If a child is found to be a proper subject for voluntary admission, the director of a treatment program or facility shall admit for treatment an individual who is:

(1)sixteen years of age or older and who applies for admission;

(2)under sixteen years of age if his parent or legal guardian applies for admission on his behalf.

(B)A governmental agency, acting as legal guardian, admitting a child voluntarily, shall notify the child's guardian ad litem within forty-eight hours. If a guardian ad litem has not been appointed, the agency shall petition the court for appointment within seventy-two hours.

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(A) If a child is found to be a proper subject for voluntary admission, the director of a treatment program or facility shall admit for treatment an individual who is: (1) sixteen years of age or older and who applies for admission; (2) under sixteen years of age if his parent or legal guardian applies for admission on his behalf. (B) A governmental agency, acting as legal guardian, admitting a child voluntarily, shall notify the child's guardian ad litem within forty-eight hours. If a guardian ad litem has not been appointed, the agency shall petition the court for appointment within seventy-two hours.