South Dakota § 27A-12-3.9 - Review of need for continued treatment--Release if implementation of treatment plan untimely.
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§ 27A-12-3.9. Review of need for continued treatment--Release if implementation of treatment plan untimely.
No later than ten days after a person is committed, the administrator, facility director or, if the person is not committed to an inpatient psychiatric facility, the director of the program shall have the person and his records examined to determine whether the commitment should be continued, and whether a treatment plan complying with § 27A-12-3.6 has been implemented. If a treatment plan has not been implemented within ten days, the person shall be released immediately unless he agrees to continue with treatment on a voluntary basis. Within thirty days after such review, and within every ninety days thereafter, the administrator or other such director shall have the person and his records examined to determine whether the commitment should be continued pursuant to § 27A-14-2.
Source: SL 1975, ch 181, § 5; SDCL Supp, § 27-7-52; SL 1991, ch 220, § 191; SDCL, § 27A-12-15.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27A-12-3.9 ("Review of need for continued treatment--Release if implementation of treatment plan untimely.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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