S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-10-1.1
Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
If a competent person agrees to receive treatment at the Human Services Center and the treatment is arranged with the center but upon arrival the person does not consent to admission or if a person agrees to accept treatment at the center and the treatment is arranged but upon arrival the person is examined and found not competent to consent to admission, if there is no next of kin available or if there is next of kin available but the person does not consent to admission, and if the attending psychiatrist has probable cause to believe that the person requires emergency intervention under the criteria in § 27A-10-1, the center may be used as an appropriate regional facility.
SDCL 27A-10-1.1