South Dakota § 27A-8-11.2 Commitment of voluntary patient who has not applied for release--Reasons.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 27A-8-11.2 — Commitment of voluntary patient who has not applied for release--Reasons.

South Dakota § 27A-8-11.2

Title 27AMENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Ch. 27A-6VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-8-11.2 (2026).

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An inpatient psychiatric facility director, the center administrator or an attending psychiatrist may file a petition pursuant to § 27A-10-1 for the commitment of a voluntary patient if clinically indicated, even though a written notice of intention to terminate inpatient treatment has not been received. Reasons for the filing of such petition shall be limited to the following:

(1)The facility director, the center administrator, or attending psychiatrist has probable cause to believe that the patient meets the criteria in § 27A-1-2 ; and (2) The patient, including a person admitted upon exercise of a substituted informed consent by a guardian or a next of kin pursuant to § 27A-8-1 , is unwilling or unable to consent to treatment deemed necessary by the treating physician and there a

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An inpatient psychiatric facility director, the center administrator or an attending psychiatrist may file a petition pursuant to § 27A-10-1 for the commitment of a voluntary patient if clinically indicated, even though a written notice of intention to terminate inpatient treatment has not been received. Reasons for the filing of such petition shall be limited to the following: (1) The facility director, the center administrator, or attending psychiatrist has probable cause to believe that the patient meets the criteria in § 27A-1-2 ; and (2) The patient, including a person admitted upon exercise of a substituted informed consent by a guardian or a next of kin pursuant to § 27A-8-1 , is unwilling or unable to consent to treatment deemed necessary by the treating physician and there are no other appropriate treatments to which the patient is willing or able to consent; or (3) The patient is unable or unwilling to affirm consent to continued admission as required in § 27A-8-17 .