The utilization control team shall determine an individual's need for specialized psychiatric services based on a psychiatric evaluation that verifies the existence and manifested persistence of a severe mental illness which requires specialized psychiatric treatment beyond monitoring of psychotropic medication.
S.D. Admin. R. 67:54:05:03
General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.
Definition of "severe mental illness," SDCL 27A-1-1.