27B-8-45. Rights of persons receiving services.
Any person with a developmental disability receiving services has the right to:
(1)Communicate freely and privately with others of the person's own choosing;
(2)Receive and send sealed, unopened correspondence. No person's incoming or outgoing correspondence shall be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person;
(3)Receive and send packages. No person's outgoing packages may be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person;
(4)Reasonable access to telephones, both to make and to receive calls in privacy, and reasonable and frequent opportunities to meet with visitors; and
(5)Suitable opportunities for interaction with others of the person's own choosing.
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, ยง90.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27B - Developmentally Disabled Persons
Section 27B-8-36 - Rights and responsibilities of person with developmental disability.
Section 27B-8-37 - Religious rights.
Section 27B-8-38 - Right to public educational services.
Section 27B-8-39 - Right of access to dental and medical care.
Section 27B-8-40 - Emergency treatment without consent--Documentation of necessity.
Section 27B-8-42 - Other rights not limited by receipt of services--Certain practices prohibited.
Section 27B-8-43 - Retaliation against whistle-blower forbidden--Definition.
Section 27B-8-44 - Certain conduct as misdemeanor.
Section 27B-8-45 - Rights of persons receiving services.
Section 27B-8-46 - Records confidential--Disclosure.
Section 27B-8-47 - Disclosure of information to certain persons.
Section 27B-8-48 - Identity of person to be protected.
Section 27B-8-49 - Further disclosure of information.
Section 27B-8-50 - Aversive behavioral intervention techniques--Findings.
Section 27B-8-51 - Use of aversive intervention techniques prohibited.
Section 27B-8-52 - Restriction or suspension of rights only after due process.
Section 27B-8-53 - Use of restraints.
Section 27B-8-54 - Behavior intervention programs--Prerequisites to implementation.
Section 27B-8-55 - Highly restrictive procedures--Limitations on use.