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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 08 - Voluntary Hospitalization Of Patients With Mental Illness
Section 27A-8-10 - .Immediate discharge of adult voluntary patient after notice of intent to terminate.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 27A-8-10 (2021)
27A-8-10. Immediate discharge of adult voluntary patient after notice of intent to terminate.
Except as is provided in §27A-8-10.1, a voluntary patient eighteen years of age or over has the right to immediate discharge upon written notice of his intention to terminate inpatient treatment. Upon informing a staff member of the inpatient psychiatric facility of the intention to terminate inpatient treatment, the facility shall promptly supply the patient with the required written form.
Source: SL 1975, ch 181, §38; SDCL Supp, §27-4-13.2; SL 1991, ch 220, §56.
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