SDCL § 27A-14-1.1: Notification to guardian that inpatient treatment no longer required.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 27A. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS
- CHAPTER 27A-14. DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS
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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