2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 44 - Health
Chapter 24 - Commitment Of Children In Need Of Mental Health Treatment
Section 44-24-170. Right to reexamination; notice of right; proceedings upon petition for reexamination.
(A) A child is entitled to have a reexamination on his own petition or that of another interested person to the court of the county from which he was admitted. The treatment program must inform every child and the child's guardian of the right to petition for reexamination. The notice must be given in writing upon admission to the program and once during the first month of treatment and six months thereafter during the treatment of the child in age appropriate language and in writing.
(B) Upon receipt of the petition the court shall conduct proceedings in accordance with applicable provisions of Sections 44-24-90 through 44-24-140. The proceedings are not required if the petition is filed sooner than six months after the issuance of the order for treatment or sooner than six months after the holding of a hearing pursuant to this section. The costs must be borne by the State.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 88, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 30, Section 10.
