South Dakota Statutes
§ 27A-4-8 — Establishment of psychiatric units at center--Special units.
South Dakota § 27A-4-8
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-4-8 (2026).
Text
The Department of Social Services shall establish, at a minimum, appropriate acute, intermediate, and long-term psychiatric units at the South Dakota Human Services Center. Such units shall provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services to those patients with mental illness specifically needing inpatient psychiatric treatment and admitted according to law. The Department of Social Services may establish other special units as it may determine necessary.
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Related
In re S.L.
419 N.W.2d 689 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1988)
Matter of SL
419 N.W.2d 689 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1988)
Irvine v. Johnson
(D. South Dakota, 2025)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 30.0202; SDCL § 27-4-10; SL 1975, ch 181, § 55; SL 1981, ch 205, § 1; SL 1987, ch 198, § 2; SL 1989, ch 21, § 70; SL 1991, ch 220, § 12; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord.
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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 149, § 7.§ 27A-1-12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-4-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/27A-4-8.