South Dakota Statutes
§ 27A-12-34 — Notification to guardian or next of kin as to admission or commitment to, or discharge from, Human Services Center.
South Dakota § 27A-12-34
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 27AMENTALLY ILL PERSONS
Ch. 27A-12CARE, TREATMENT, AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
This text of South Dakota § 27A-12-34 (Notification to guardian or next of kin as to admission or commitment to, or discharge from, Human Services Center.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-12-34 (2026).
Text
If a person is admitted, involuntarily committed, or discharged from the Human Services Center, reasonable attempts shall be made to notify the person's legally appointed guardian. Upon obtaining consent to release information, reasonable attempts shall also be made to notify the person's next of kin. If the treating psychiatrist determines the person lacks the capacity to provide consent, the Human Services Center shall make reasonable attempts to notify the person's next of kin as to admission, or commitment to, or discharge from the Human Services Center, unless such notification is determined by the treating psychiatrist, with the input of the person's treatment team, to be detrimental to the person.
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Legislative History
SL 1992, ch 190, § 5; SL 2000, ch 129, § 17.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 149, § 7.§ 27A-1-12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-12-34, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/27A-12-34.