{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 27A-5-16","heading":"Charges for inpatient treatment.","body":"When inpatient services are provided by a local mental health center to an individual pursuant to this title, charges for such treatment may be assessed to the individual, to any third party resource available, to a legally responsible person, to the county of residence according to chapter 28-13 if the individual is indigent or to the department through contract with the mental health center.\nSource: SL 1991, ch 220, § 35.","path":["TITLE 27A. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS","CHAPTER 27A-5. LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/27A-5-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"7f4d72ab419270411eb24464c0680867f84620ce34f4a6c1716970e0dc7eef0c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-5-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-27a-5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}