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SDCL § 34-20A-78 Transfer to another facility--Reports--Notice
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The administrator of the facility to which the person was committed, or an authorized designee, may transfer any person committed to its custody from one accredited treatment facility to another if transfer is advisable based on the committed person's treatment needs. A written r…
SDCL § 34-20A-79 Refusal of commitment by facility
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An accredited treatment facility may refuse a request of a competent patient, spouse, parent, sibling, adult child, or guardian to accept the patient for commitment to treatment. Source: SL 1974, ch 240 , § 12 (k); SL 1985, ch 277 , § 29.
SDCL § 34-20A-80 Discharge before end of commitment period
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A person committed for treatment shall be discharged at any time before the end of the period for which he has been committed if either of the following conditions is met: (1) In case of commitment on the grounds of likelihood of infliction of physical harm upon himself or anothe…
SDCL § 34-20A-81 Maximum period of involuntary commitment--Discharge or recommitment
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Any person committed under § 34-20A-70 shall remain in for treatment for a period not to exceed ninety days unless sooner discharged. At the end of the ninety - day period, he shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator or an authorized designee of the facility to …
