S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-5-16 — SD Code / Title 27A / Chapter 5 / Section 27A-5-16
Charges for inpatient treatment
Status: in_force

When inpatient services are provided by a local mental health center to an individual pursuant to this title, charges for such treatment may be assessed to the individual, to any third party resource available, to a legally responsible person, to the county of residence according to chapter 28-13 if the individual is indigent or to the department through contract with the mental health center.

Source: SL 1991, ch 220, § 35.
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-10-22 — SD Code / Title 27A / Chapter 10 / Section 27A-10-22
Discretion of law enforcement officer to arrest--Priority given to placement
Status: in_force

The provisions of § 27A-10-21 do not limit the law enforcement officer's discretion in arresting a person for a criminal offense. However, the law enforcement officer shall give priority to placing a severely mentally ill person who has also committed a misdemeanor offense in a mental health facility and a person intoxicated or incapacitated by the effects of alcohol or drugs, as defined by § 34-20A-2 , who has also committed a misdemeanor offense in a detoxification facility.

Source: SL 2010, ch 142, § 2.
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-11A-5 — SD Code / Title 27A / Chapter 11A / Section 27A-11A-5
Personal service of petition and notice of hearing--Contents of notice
Status: in_force

Copies of the petition and notice of hearing shall be personally served forthwith on the person prior to the hearing by the sheriff, or a constable, or an elector of any state not a party to the action that is specifically designated by the board. The notice of hearing shall include the following:

(1) Notice of the time, date, and place of hearing;

(2) Notice to the person of the right to be represented by an attorney retained by the person or appointed by the chair of the board wherever the hearing is to be held;

(3) Notice that the person will be examined by a qualified mental health professional or physician designated by the chair of the county board within twenty-four hours of being taken into custody;

(4) Notice that the medical records of the person will be available to the qualified mental health professional or physician and defense lawyer; and

(5) Notice of the right of the person to obtain an additional examination, the reasonable expense of which shall be reimbursed to the county by the person unless the person is indigent.

Source: SL 1975, ch 181, § 87; SL 1976, ch 168, § 5; SDCL Supp, § 27-7-2.5; SL 1991, ch 220, § 141; SDCL, § 27A-9-6; SL 1995, ch 161; SL 2005, ch 145, § 1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-4-3 — SD Code / Title 27A / Chapter 4 / Section 27A-4-3
Appointment of administrator
Status: in_force

The secretary of social services shall appoint an administrator of the South Dakota Human Services Center.

The administrator shall be the chief executive officer of the South Dakota Human Services Center. The administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of social services.

Source: SDC 1939, § 30.0205; SL 1961, ch 155, § 1; SDCL § 27-4-3; SL 1971, ch 167; SL 1975, ch 181, § 52; SL 1989, ch 21, § 66; SL 2002, ch 135, § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 71, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2013, ch 122, § 4.
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-15-10 — SD Code / Title 27A / Chapter 15 / Section 27A-15-10
Admission immediately upon determination that criteria met--Clinical evaluation--Continued admission--Delivery of clinical evaluation to parent
Status: in_force

After application for admission, the administrator or facility director may immediately admit the minor upon a determination that the criteria in § 27A-15-5 are met. Upon admission, each minor shall have a psychiatric evaluation within forty - eight hours excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays and the administrator or facility director shall promptly request all relevant information and records of treatment, education, and other services provided to the minor and arrange for a clinical evaluation of the minor to be conducted within twenty - four hours. If information is not immediately available to complete a clinical evaluation, admission and treatment may be authorized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by a physician pending the completion of a clinical evaluation within seven days. The parent, guardian, or other legal custodian, all public agencies and all providers of relevant services to the minor shall cooperate with the administrator or facility director and shall promptly deliver information and records upon request and without charge.

Upon completion of the psychiatric and clinical evaluation required in this section, the administrator or facility director may authorize continued admission of the minor to the inpatient psychiatric facility for a period not to exceed forty - five days only upon written findings by the evaluating psychiatrist which reaffirm that the criteria in § 27A-15-5 are met.

A copy of the written psychiatric and clinical evaluation shall be immediately delivered to the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian upon request. If the minor is admitted all information and records subsequently received shall be considered by the evaluator in determining whether continued inpatient treatment is authorized under the criteria in § 27A-15-5 . The written psychiatric and clinical evaluation and all records and relevant information shall become part of the minor's medical records.

Source: SL 1991, ch 220, § 300; SL 2000, ch 129, § 21.