South Dakota § 27A-4-14 Transfer of patients to other facilities, programs, or agencies.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 27A-4-14 — Transfer of patients to other facilities, programs, or agencies.

South Dakota § 27A-4-14

Title 27AMENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Ch. 27A-4SOUTH DAKOTA HUMAN SERVICES CENTER

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S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-4-14 (2026).

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Any person committed to the South Dakota Human Services Center may be transferred to the care of a veterans' hospital, a mental health center, or a community-based mental health program operated by the state if, in the judgment of the administrator of the Human Services Center, the person would benefit from treatment received at the facility. The transfer of the person and the commitment may only be made by mutual consent of each facility, program, or agency. The administrator of the Human Services Center shall furnish all appropriate information concerning the patient, with or without consent, to the receiving facility, program, or agency. All charges for treatment at the facility, program, or agency shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this title.

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Any person committed to the South Dakota Human Services Center may be transferred to the care of a veterans' hospital, a mental health center, or a community-based mental health program operated by the state if, in the judgment of the administrator of the Human Services Center, the person would benefit from treatment received at the facility. The transfer of the person and the commitment may only be made by mutual consent of each facility, program, or agency. The administrator of the Human Services Center shall furnish all appropriate information concerning the patient, with or without consent, to the receiving facility, program, or agency. All charges for treatment at the facility, program, or agency shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this title.

Legislative History

SL 1974, ch 183, § 12; SL 1975, ch 181, § 56; SDCL Supp, § 27-4-11.1; SL 1987, ch 198, § 3; SL 1991, ch 220, § 18; SL 1995, ch 156; SL 2012, ch 149, § 8.