Consultation with family and county board before transfer of patient to another state

SDCL § 27A-6-5 — under INTERSTATE COOPERATION IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

SDCL § 27A-6-5

The compact administrator is hereby directed to consult with the immediate family of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution of this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval of the county board of mental illness. Source: SL 1959, ch 302 , § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.5805; SDCL, § 27-19-5.