27A-8-16. Person requesting voluntary status to be admitted only as voluntary--Referrals for those denied admission.
A person requesting voluntary admission to an inpatient psychiatric facility, who is clinically suitable for voluntary inpatient treatment, shall be admitted only on such voluntary status. The facility director or administrator shall give to an individual who is denied admission to the facility a referral to other facilities or programs that may be able to provide the treatment needed by the individual.
Source: SL 1991, ch 220, ยง65.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 08 - Voluntary Hospitalization Of Patients With Mental Illness
Section 27A-8-1 - .Requirements for admission of voluntary patients.
Section 27A-8-11.2 - .Commitment of voluntary patient who has not applied for release--Reasons.
Section 27A-8-18.1 - .Substituted informed consent.
Section 27A-8-19 - .Substituted informed consent by next of kin--Court hearing.