South Dakota Statutes
§ 27A-12-3.18 — Access to attorney and private physician.
South Dakota § 27A-12-3.18
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 27AMENTALLY ILL PERSONS
Ch. 27A-12CARE, TREATMENT, AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-12-3.18 (2026).
Text
Notwithstanding § 27A-12-3.1 , a person may communicate with his attorney or other legal representative or a private physician subject to the facility's normal access restrictions. The person's attorney or other legal representative shall have reasonable access to the person, the area where the person has received treatment, resided, been detained, or had access, and to all records and information pertaining to the person.
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Legislative History
SL 1975, ch 181, § 19; SDCL Supp, § 27-7-42.1; SL 1991, ch 220, § 212; SDCL, §
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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 149, § 7.§ 27A-1-12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
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 27A-12-3.18, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/27A-12-3.18.