27A-14-1.4. Leave status--Limit--Reviews and hearings.
A patient, upon approval of the administrator or facility director, may be placed on a leave status from the center or facility. The patient's legal admission status at the center or facility shall remain in effect. Leave may not be longer than thirty days and may not extend beyond the duration of any involuntary commitment under which the patient was admitted. While on leave, an involuntarily committed patient shall receive all the reviews and hearings as mandated by this title or be discharged.
Source: SL 1991, ch 220, ยง289.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 14 - Discharge Of Patients
Section 27A-14-1 - Discretionary discharge of voluntary patient.
Section 27A-14-1.1 - Notification to guardian that inpatient treatment no longer required.
Section 27A-14-1.3 - Release by facility director--Notification to board chairman.
Section 27A-14-1.4 - Leave status--Limit--Reviews and hearings.
Section 27A-14-2 - Discharge of involuntary patient on changed behavior.
Section 27A-14-4 - Notice to county board of provisional discharge--Maximum duration.
Section 27A-14-14 - Public assistance to discharged or released patient.