South Dakota § 27A-12-3.10 Application for transfer from involuntary to voluntary status.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 27A-12-3.10 — Application for transfer from involuntary to voluntary status.

South Dakota § 27A-12-3.10

Title 27AMENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Ch. 27A-12CARE, TREATMENT, AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-12-3.10 (2026).

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Each person under an order of involuntary commitment has the right to apply for and give consent to transfer to voluntary status. Such transfer shall be forthwith granted unless the person is unable to understand the nature of voluntary status or the transfer would not be in the best interest of the person, in which case such findings shall be entered in the person's medical record and shall be reviewed every sixty days. If transfer to voluntary status occurs, notice shall be given to the board of mental illness which initiated the commitment.

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Each person under an order of involuntary commitment has the right to apply for and give consent to transfer to voluntary status. Such transfer shall be forthwith granted unless the person is unable to understand the nature of voluntary status or the transfer would not be in the best interest of the person, in which case such findings shall be entered in the person's medical record and shall be reviewed every sixty days. If transfer to voluntary status occurs, notice shall be given to the board of mental illness which initiated the commitment.