South Dakota Statutes
§ 27A-12-26 — Confidentiality of information acquired in course of providing mental health services.
South Dakota·Title 27A MENTALLY ILL PERSONS·Ch. 27A-12 CARE, TREATMENT, AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
Information in the record of a person, and other information acquired in the course of providing mental health services to a person, shall be kept confidential and are not open to public inspection. The information may be disclosed outside the center, department, mental health program, or inpatient facility, whichever is the holder of the record, only if the holder of the records and the person, his parents if he is a minor or his guardian, consent or, in the absence of such consent, in the circumstances and under the conditions set forth in §§ 27A-12-25 to 27A-12-32 , inclusive, and in conformity with federal law.
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Legislative History
SL 1975, ch 181, § 11; SDCL Supp, § 27-7-59; SL 1991, ch 220, §§ 228, 229; SL 1993, ch 213, § 126.
Nearby Sections
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§ 27A-1-1
Definitions.§ 27A-1-10
Mental health setting.§ 27A-1-11
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 149, § 7.§ 27A-1-12
Definitions.§ 27A-1-15
Content of contract for treatment.§ 27A-1-18
Designation of caregiver to receive information regarding resident of treatment facilities.§ 27A-1-2
Involuntary commitment.§ 27A-1-7
Training required by department.