South Dakota § 27A-13-6 - County payments for indigent voluntary patients entitled to poor relief--Residency not admitted by payment.
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§ 27A-13-6. County payments for indigent voluntary patients entitled to poor relief--Residency not admitted by payment.
The county of residence shall make payments for the care and treatment of any indigent person voluntarily admitted to the South Dakota Human Services Center the same as if there had been a regular commitment pursuant to chapter 27A-10 if such person is entitled to poor relief pursuant to chapter 28-13 and if such payments are based upon a statement by the administrator of the South Dakota Human Services Center that it would be in the best interests of such person that such person be kept at such hospital. In the event of a dispute as to a patient's residency, no payments made by any county constitute an admission that a patient has a residency within such county.
Source: SDC 1939, § 30.0115 as added by SL 1961, ch 153; SL 1964, ch 104, § 8; SDCL, § 27-9-26; SL 1976, ch 173, § 33; SL 1977, ch 211, § 4; SL 1991, ch 220, § 257.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27A-13-6 ("County payments for indigent voluntary patients entitled to poor relief--Residency not admitted by payment.") 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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