27A-13-18. County claim that patient is improperly charged to county--Investigation and determination by attorney general--Notice to state and county officers.
If the administrator of the Human Services Center has treated a patient as from a county determined to be the county of the patient's residence by the committing board of mental illness and that county has appeared before the committing board to contest its determination of residence in the manner provided in this title, the state's attorney or county commissioners of the county may notify the attorney general that the patient is a proper charge against another county. Upon receipt of such notice, the attorney general shall notify the clerk of courts of the committing county to file, within thirty days from the date of such notification, a summary of the proofs upon which such findings are based and the record of any initial or reopened commitment hearing on the patient. The attorney general shall determine from review of such records, which county should be charged. The attorney general shall notify the county auditor of the contesting county, the auditor of the county of residence, and the clerk of courts of the committing county and the administrator of the Human Services Center of his determination. Thereafter the administrator shall charge for treatment according to the determination of the attorney general.
Source: SDC 1939, §30.0215; SL 1939, ch 117; SDCL, §27-9-22; SL 1984, ch 12, §34; SL 1984, ch 30, §28; SL 1986, ch 227, §8; SL 1991, ch 220, §264.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 13 - Costs Of Care And Treatment In State Facilities
Section 27A-13-2 - Definition of terms.
Section 27A-13-3 - Department responsible for collection and processing of fees.
Section 27A-13-3.2 - Secretary to promulgate rules to determine fees and ability to pay.
Section 27A-13-7 - Periodic approval and monthly assessment of charges--Method of computation.
Section 27A-13-8 - Full per diem cost paid by person financially able to pay.
Section 27A-13-10 - Determination by secretary of amount to be charged--Appeal and hearing.
Section 27A-13-11 - Review and change of amounts to be charged.
Section 27A-13-14 - Collection of delinquent accounts--Credit to general fund.
Section 27A-13-15 - County appropriation for support of mentally ill.
Section 27A-13-16 - Admission fee to be paid by county of residence--Amount.
Section 27A-13-17 - Procedure for determining county of residency.
Section 27A-13-19 - Charges to state for patient determined to be nonresident.
Section 27A-13-19.1 - Voluntary admission of non-resident--Waiver of fee.
Section 27A-13-22 - Expenses paid by county reimbursed by county of residence.
Section 27A-13-26 - Monthly certification of charges to counties--Payment--Deposit.
Section 27A-13-27 - Uniform system of accounts continued.
Section 27A-13-31 - Action by county for reimbursement--Lien on property.
Section 27A-13-34 - Disposition of amounts collected from patient or responsible person.