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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors
Section 27A-15-49 - Petition to continue treatment with psychotropic medication.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 27A-15-49 (2021)
27A-15-49. Petition to continue treatment with psychotropic medication.
If a minor sixteen years of age or older refuses the administration of psychotropic medication and the medication is administered pursuant to §27A-15-48, the administrator or facility director or, if the minor is committed to a program other than inpatient treatment, the director of such program, shall immediately petition the circuit court for authorization to continue such treatment. The provisions of §§27A-12-3.14 and 27A-12-3.17 to 27A-12-3.19, inclusive, shall apply.
Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §339.
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