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SD Codified L § 27A-15-15.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-15.1 - Objection to continued inpatient treatment--Form and execution.

27A-15-15.1. Objection to continued inpatient treatment--Form and execution.A minor who has been admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility, or an adult on the minor's behalf, shall have the right to execute a written objection to continued inpatient treatment. Upon receipt by a staff member of the facility of an oral or written objection to continued inpatient treatment, the facility shall promptly supply the minor or the adult objecting on the minor's behalf with the required written form and assist in its proper execution. The form shall contain the date and time of its execution and become part of the minor's medical records. A copy of the form shall be immediately delivered to the minor and the adult. Source: SL 1992, ch 189, §19.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-15.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-15.2 - Filing written objection--Notice of right to counsel--Hearing--Possible discharge.

27A-15-15.2. Filing written objection--Notice of right to counsel--Hearing--Possible discharge.If a written objection to continued inpatient treatment is executed pursuant to §27A-15-19, the administrator or facility director shall forthwith file the objection with the chair of the county board of mental illness for the county where the facility is located. In addition, the administrator or facility director shall immediately notify the minor both orally and in writing of the following:(1)The right to immediately contact a person of the minor's choosing;(2)The right to immediately contact and be represented by counsel;(3)That the minor will be examined by a qualified mental health professional, designated by the chair of the county board, within twenty-four hours to determine whether inpatient treatment should continue; and(4)The right, if inpatient treatment is continued, to an independent examination as accorded in §27A-11A-9 and to a hearing within five days of the execution of the written objection, within six days if there is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday within that time period, or within seven days if there is a Saturday, Sunday, and holiday within that time period.The notice shall also be given forthwith to the chair of the county board.Inpatient treatment of the minor may continue pending the hearing by the county board of mental illness. The facility may discharge the minor prior to the hearing upon a determination that the minor no longer meets the criteria in §27A-15-5. If the minor is discharged, the hearing need not be held. Source: SL 1992, ch 189, §20; SL 1997, ch 164, §5.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-15.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-15.3 - Determination to hold hearing--Counsel appointed to minor--Attorney's conflict of interest.

27A-15-15.3. Determination to hold hearing--Counsel appointed to minor--Attorney's conflict of interest.If upon completion of the evaluation required in §27A-15-17.1, it is determined that a hearing shall be held and the minor has not retained his own attorney, the chairman of the board of mental illness which will be holding the hearing shall immediately appoint counsel for the minor and inform the minor of the date, time and place of the hearing. In no case shall the minor's attorney be a person who, in the previous two years, has advised or represented the person who admitted the minor or who would otherwise have a conflict of interest. Source: SL 1992, ch 189, §20A.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-15.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-15.4 - Time limit for hearing--Location--Expenses.

27A-15-15.4. Time limit for hearing--Location--Expenses.Within five days after the execution of the written objection to continued inpatient treatment, within six days if there is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday within that time period, or within seven days if there is a Saturday, Sunday, and holiday within that time period, the minor shall be provided a hearing on the need for continued inpatient treatment at the facility. The hearing shall be held in the county where the facility is located before the board of mental illness serving that county. The county in which the hearing is held shall pay any expenses, including the transportation of the minor to the hearing, subject to reimbursement by the county ultimately proven to be the minor's county of residence. The provisions of chapter 28-14 do not apply to this section. Source: SL 1992, ch 189, §20B; SL 1997, ch 164, §6; SL 1999, ch 143, §10.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-15.5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-15.5 - Finding of hearing as to minor's residence--Parent's residence--Reopening hearing.

27A-15-15.5. Finding of hearing as to minor's residence--Parent's residence--Reopening hearing.A county board of mental illness holding a hearing pertaining to a minor's objection to admission to an inpatient psychiatric facility shall enter a finding regarding the minor's county of residence or a finding that the minor is not a resident of this state. A minor's county of residence shall be the same as his parent's county of residence. A determination of a parent's county of residence shall be based on the criteria of §28-13-3. If the minor's parents reside in different counties, the minor's county of residence shall be the same as the parent the minor most recently lived with.A hearing may be reopened with respect to the board's determination of a minor's county of residence under the requirements of §27A-11A-14.Additionally, the provisions of §§27A-11A-15 to 27A-11A-17, inclusive, apply to this section. Source: SL 1992, ch 189, §21.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-15.6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-15.6 - Testimony of mental health professional--Alternatives to inpatient treatment.

27A-15-15.6. Testimony of mental health professional--Alternatives to inpatient treatment.The board of mental illness conducting the hearing as provided in §27A-15-19 shall order testimony by a qualified mental health professional who shall assess the availability and appropriateness of treatment alternatives including programs other than inpatient treatment. Such testimony shall include what alternatives are or should be made available, what alternatives were investigated, and why any investigated alternatives are not considered appropriate. If the board determines that alternatives to inpatient treatment are appropriate, continued inpatient treatment may not be authorized. Source: SL 1992, ch 189, §21A.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-17.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-17.1 - Independent evaluation within twenty-four hours of objection.

27A-15-17.1. Independent evaluation within twenty-four hours of objection.The chairman of the county board shall order an independent clinical evaluation of the minor, including a mental status examination, to be completed within twenty-four hours of the filing of the objection pursuant to §27A-15-19. Preceding the evaluation, the qualified mental health professional shall identify himself to the minor and explain the nature and purpose of the evaluation, including the fact that it is being performed to assist in the determination of whether inpatient treatment at the facility should continue and that the evaluation may be used as evidence in a hearing before the board of mental illness. The qualified mental health professional shall immediately report his findings to the chairman of the county board. Source: SL 1992, ch 189, §17A.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-18 - Discharge prior to hearing ordered by chairman of county board.

27A-15-18. Discharge prior to hearing ordered by chairman of county board.If, at any time prior to the hearing required in §27A-15-19, the chairman of the county board determines that the criteria in §27A-15-5 are not met, he shall order the administrator or facility director to immediately discharge the minor to the custody of his parent and shall inform the minor's parent of the existence of the local interagency team serving the area where the inpatient facility is located and the interagency team serving the minor's area of residence if in South Dakota and different from the local interagency team. Additionally, the chairman of the board of mental illness shall inform the minor's parent that the purpose of interagency teams is to assist in identifying the least restrictive placements, programs, and services for minors with emotional disturbances and their families. If the minor's parent refuses to take physical custody of the minor, the chairman of the county board shall explain treatment options available to the parent and the child and advise the parent that refusal to take physical custody of the minor upon discharge will result in immediate notice to the state's attorney for further action. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §308; SL 1992, ch 189, §18.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-19 - Hearing following objection--Time limit.

27A-15-19. Hearing following objection--Time limit.Within five days after service of the objection, within six days if there is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday within that time period, or within seven days if there is a Saturday, Sunday, and holiday within that period, the minor shall be provided a hearing on the need for continued inpatient treatment at the facility. The hearing shall be held in the county where the facility is located before the board of mental illness serving that county. The county in which the hearing is held shall pay any expenses incurred by the board holding the hearing, subject to reimbursement by the county ultimately proven to be the county of residence. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §309; SL 1997, ch 164, §7; SL 1999, ch 143, §11.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-20 - Overrule of minor's objection--Continued treatment or immediate discharge.

27A-15-20. Overrule of minor's objection--Continued treatment or immediate discharge.Upon completion of the hearing provided in §27A-15-19, the board of mental illness may overrule the minor's objection and authorize continued inpatient treatment at the facility for the duration of the forty-five-day admission period as provided in §§27A-15-10 and 27A-15-24, if a majority of the board finds by clear and convincing evidence, supported by written findings of fact and conclusions of law, that the criteria in §27A-15-5 are met. Upon such authorization, the board shall notify the minor and his parent of the right to appeal pursuant to §27A-11A-25.If the above finding is not made, the board shall order that the minor be immediately discharged to the custody of his parent. If the board finds that any inpatient treatment of the minor is inappropriate under the criteria in §27A-15-5, such treatment may be authorized only through involuntary commitment procedures, as provided in this chapter. If the minor's parent refuses to take physical custody of the minor, the administrator or facility's director shall explain alternative treatment options available to the parents and the child and advise the parent that refusal to take physical custody of the minor upon discharge will result in immediate notice to the state's attorney for further action. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §310; SL 1992, ch 189, §22.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-21 - Written comprehensive individualized treatment plan--Basis for plan.

27A-15-21. Written comprehensive individualized treatment plan--Basis for plan.Within ten days after the admission of a minor by parent, guardian, or other legal custodian under this chapter, the administrator or facility director shall ensure that a written comprehensive individualized treatment plan has been developed and implemented for the minor by appropriate qualified mental health professionals including a psychiatrist, and has been explained to the minor and to the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian consenting to the admission.The treatment plan shall be based on a diagnostic evaluation that includes examination of the medical, psychological, social, behavioral, educational, and developmental aspects of the minor's situation and reflects the need for inpatient treatment. The plan shall be designed to maximize each person's development and acquisition of perceptual skills, social skills, self-direction, emotional stability, effective use of time, basic knowledge, vocational occupational skills, and social and economic values relevant to the community in which the minor lives and to achieve the minor's discharge from inpatient treatment at the earliest appropriate time. The plan shall include specific behavioral, emotional, and other treatment goals against which the success of treatment may be measured and shall prescribe an integrated program of therapies, experiences, and activities, including recreational and play opportunities in the open air, designed to meet the goals. No plan may consist solely of chemical therapy unless supported by sufficient psychiatric and medical opinion. The minor shall be involved in the preparation of the plan to the maximum feasible extent consistent with the minor's ability to understand and participate, and the minor's family shall be involved to the maximum extent consistent with the minor's treatment needs. The plan shall include post-discharge plans for placement and aftercare as provided in §27A-15-27. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §311; SL 2000, ch 129, §22.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-22 - Review of treatment plan.

27A-15-22. Review of treatment plan.The minor's treatment plan shall be reviewed at least every thirty days by appropriate staff including the attending psychiatrist to determine whether services being provided are necessary and to implement changes in the plan as indicated by the minor's overall adjustment. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §312.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-23 - Educational programming.

27A-15-23. Educational programming.The administrator or facility director shall ensure that the minor receives educational programming consistent with applicable federal and state law. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §313.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-24 - Periodic evaluation.

27A-15-24. Periodic evaluation.Within forty-five days after the admission of a minor by parent, guardian, or other legal custodian under this chapter and at least every forty-five days thereafter, a psychiatric evaluation of the minor shall be completed by a psychiatrist to assess the need for continued inpatient treatment. If the psychiatrist determines that the criteria in §27A-15-5 are no longer met, the minor shall be immediately discharged to the custody of the minor's parent, guardian, or other legal custodian. The refusal of the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian to take physical custody of the minor is not sufficient reason for continued inpatient treatment. In the event of such refusal, the administrator or facility director shall explain alternative treatment options available to the parents, guardian, or other legal custodian and the minor and advise the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian that refusal to take physical custody of the minor upon discharge will result in immediate notice to the state's attorney for further action.If the psychiatrist concludes that the criteria in §27A-15-5 continue to be met, the psychiatrist shall so state the reasons in written findings which, along with the clinical evaluation, shall become part of the minor's medical records. The administrator or facility director shall immediately inform the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian who consented to admission of the right to request an independent clinical evaluation.The administrator or facility director shall also request of the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian an oral and written affirmation of informed consent to inpatient treatment of the minor. Affirmation of the notice to the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian and the parent's, guardian's, or other legal custodian's informed consent shall be in writing and be made part of the minor's medical records. A parent's, guardian's, or other legal custodian's failure to affirm informed consent constitutes notice of intention to terminate inpatient treatment as provided in § 27A-15-12. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §314; SL 1992, ch 189, §23; SL 2000, ch 129, §23.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-25 - Minor to be informed of rights prior to sixteenth birthday--Informed consent required upon eighteenth birthday.

27A-15-25. Minor to be informed of rights prior to sixteenth birthday--Informed consent required upon eighteenth birthday.Any minor admitted by a parent under this chapter while younger than sixteen years of age shall be informed orally and in writing by the administrator or facility director within five days prior to the minor's sixteenth birthday of his rights, including his right to refuse certain types of treatment as provided in §27A-15-48.Any minor admitted by a parent under this chapter shall be informed orally and in writing by the administrator or facility director within five days prior to the minor's eighteenth birthday that continued inpatient treatment requires the minor's informed consent as provided in chapter 27A-8. In addition, the minor shall be given a written statement of his rights as an adult under this title. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §315.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-26 - Discharge upon determination that criteria no longer being met.

27A-15-26. Discharge upon determination that criteria no longer being met.If at any time the minor's attending psychiatrist or, if the attending psychiatrist is unavailable, the attending qualified mental health professional determines that the criteria in §27A-15-5 are no longer met, the minor shall be immediately discharged to the custody of his parent. Parental refusal to take physical custody of the minor is not sufficient reason for continued inpatient treatment. In the event of such refusal, the administrator or facility director shall explain alternative treatment options available to the parents and the child and advise the parents that refusal to take physical custody of the minor upon discharge will result in immediate notice to the state's attorney for further action. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §316.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-27 - Predischarge plan of aftercare.

27A-15-27. Predischarge plan of aftercare.A predischarge plan of aftercare for a minor admitted to inpatient treatment under this chapter, by a parent, guardian, or other legal custodian shall be formulated in cooperation with the minor and the minor's family. The plan shall be explained to the minor and the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian who consented to admission, who shall be given a copy thereof. The plan shall:(1)Specify the services required in the community to meet the minor's needs for treatment, education, housing, nutrition, physical care, and safety;(2)Specify any income subsidies for which the minor is eligible; and(3)Identify local and state agencies which can provide service and support to the minor.The lack of such a plan is not sufficient reason for the continued inpatient treatment of a minor if discharge is otherwise appropriate or required under this title. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §317; SL 2000, ch 129, §24.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-28 - Involuntary commitment.

27A-15-28. Involuntary commitment.A minor may be subject to involuntary commitment utilizing the same procedures, criteria, and rights provided in chapter 27A-10, except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §318.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-29 - Criteria governing involuntary commitment.

27A-15-29. Criteria governing involuntary commitment.A minor is subject to involuntary commitment if:(1)The minor is an individual with a serious emotional disturbance;(2)The minor displays one or more of the conditions listed in subdivision 27A-15-5(2);(3)As a result of being an individual with a serious emotional disturbance, the minor is a danger to self or others. This includes a determination regarding the ability of the minor to attend to basic human needs that is based upon the age of the minor and reasonable and appropriate expectation of the abilities of a minor of such age to attend to the needs;(4)The minor needs and is likely to benefit from treatment; and(5)Delinquent behavior alone does not constitute a serious emotional disturbance as defined in §27A-15-1.1. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §319; SL 1992, ch 189, §36; SL 1994, ch 255, §4.
SD Codified L § 27A-15-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons|Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors|Section 27A-15-30 - Petition for immediate intervention for protection of minor with serious emotional disturbance--Contents.

27A-15-30. Petition for immediate intervention for protection of minor with serious emotional disturbance--Contents.If any minor is alleged to be an individual with a serious emotional disturbance and in such condition that immediate intervention is necessary for the protection from physical harm to himself or others, any person, eighteen years of age or older, may petition the chairman of the county board of mental illness where such minor is found, stating the factual basis for concluding that such minor is an individual with a serious emotional disturbance and in immediate need of intervention. The petition shall be upon a form and be verified by affidavit. The petition shall include the following:(1)A statement by the petitioner, on the basis of personal knowledge, that such minor is, as a result of a serious emotional disturbance, a danger to self or others;(2)The specific nature of the danger;(3)A summary of the information upon which the statement of danger is based;(4)A statement of facts which caused the minor to come to the petitioner's attention;(5)The name, address, and signature of the petitioner and a statement of the petitioner's interest in the case; and(6)The name of the minor to be evaluated and the address and age of the minor and the name and address of the minor's parents, guardian, or nearest relative. Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §320; SL 1993, ch 213, §127; SL 1994, ch 255, §5.