South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 14 - Discharge Of Patients
Section 27A-14-1.1 - Notification to guardian that inpatient treatment no longer required.

27A-14-1.1. Notification to guardian that inpatient treatment no longer required.
If the administrator or facility director or attending psychiatrist has determined that a person under a guardianship has received maximum benefits of inpatient treatment and no longer requires such treatment, and is eligible and has been accepted for placement or treatment in a community setting, the guardian shall be so notified. The guardian shall remove the person within three days upon such notification. If the guardian fails to remove the person, the administrator shall notify the court where the guardianship proceedings were held for further disposition.

Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §286.

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