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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 13 - Costs Of Care And Treatment In State Facilities
Section 27A-13-19.1 - Voluntary admission of non-resident--Waiver of fee.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 27A-13-19.1 (2021)
27A-13-19.1. Voluntary admission of non-resident--Waiver of fee.
If a person who is not a resident of South Dakota presents himself for voluntary admission at the South Dakota Human Services Center, the person may be admitted for psychiatric treatment and the admission fee or amount charged against the counties to be tendered to the administrator as specified in §27A-13-5 shall be waived, if:
(1)The admitting physician determines that the person either is a danger to himself or others or requires immediate inpatient psychiatric treatment;
(2)It is determined that the person is unable to provide payment of the mandatory admission fee; and
(3)No other alternative source of funding can be found.
Source: SL 1987, ch 198, §22.
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