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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons » Chapter 14 - Discharge Of Patients » Section 27A-14-2 – Discharge of involuntary patient on changed behavior.

27A-14-2. Discharge of involuntary patient on changed behavior.

A patient involuntarily committed shall be discharged when, in the opinion of the administrator, or facility director, or if the person is not committed to an inpatient psychiatric facility, the director of the program, the patient no longer meets the commitment criteria.

Source: SL 1975, ch 181, §131; SDCL Supp, §27-10-2.2; SL 1991, ch 220, §276.