27A-4-1. Hospital established–Location. The state hospital for the mentally ill, as now established and located on the southeast quarter of section thirty-six, township ninety-four north, range fifty-six west of the fifth principal meridian, and on adjacent land owned by the hospital, near the city of Yankton, in Yankton County, shall be known as the South […]
27A-4-11. Receipt of patient from State Veterans’ Home–Expenses paid by state. If any resident of the State Veterans’ Home is admitted to the South Dakota Human Services Center, all expenses for the care, board, keeping, and transportation for such person shall be a charge upon the state, provided such resident is without sufficient means to […]
27A-4-12. Contract for care of person in United States custody. The center may enter into written contracts with the United States for the treatment and care of persons in the custody of the United States subject to the provisions of this title. Source: SL 1945, ch 129; SDC Supp 1960, §30.0117-1; SDCL, §27-4-15; SL 1989, […]
27A-4-14. Transfer of patients to other facilities, programs, or agencies. Any person committed to the South Dakota Human Services Center may be transferred to the care of a veterans’ hospital, a mental health center, or a community-based mental health program operated by the state if, in the judgment of the administrator of the Human Services […]
27A-4-15. Transportation of nonresident patient to home state–Payment of expense. If it appears to the satisfaction of the administrator of the South Dakota Human Services Center and to the secretary of social services that a person has been received at such institution who is not a resident of this state, but who is a resident […]
27A-4-16. Search for patient on unauthorized leave–Notice–Return of patient to center. If any patient committed by a county board of mental illness or voluntary patient deemed dangerous to self or others shall take unauthorized leave from the center, the administrator shall immediately start a search for the patient, and if the patient cannot be found, […]
27A-4-17. Disposition of funds left by deceased patients–Credit to special fund–Notice of unclaimed funds. If a patient of the center dies, leaving funds at the center, the administrator of the center shall turn the funds over to the department for the sole use and benefit of the center. The funds shall be subject to refund […]
27A-4-17.1. Use of unclaimed funds–Satisfaction of indebtedness. If a patient dies at the center and leaves funds, any indebtedness incurred by the patient for care at the center shall take precedence over any other claims. Funds may be disbursed by the center to satisfy the indebtedness and shall be disbursed in the following order: (1)Any […]
27A-4-17.2. Disbursement of unclaimed funds after satisfaction of indebtedness. If any funds remain after the disbursement allowed in §27A-4-17.1, funds shall be disbursed in the following order: (1)If the patient has been receiving veterans administration funds the center shall notify the veterans administration as to the balance and upon receipt of proper claim shall disburse […]
27A-4-17.3. Disposition of personal property left by deceased or discharged patients. If a patient at the center dies leaving personal property at the center, all property shall be released to the next of kin listed on the records at the center. If the person is discharged, notification shall be made to interested parties that the […]
27A-4-17.4. Disposition of funds left by discharged patient. If a patient at the center is discharged and leaves funds at the center, the funds shall be turned over to the administrator and deposited in the unclaimed funds account. Notice of the unclaimed funds shall be provided to the patient by first class mail, at the […]
27A-4-20. Capacity limits for treatment areas. The secretary shall, in conjunction with the administrator, establish capacity limits for the treatment areas required by §27A-4-8 at the center. The limits may not be exceeded unless an emergency situation is declared by the secretary and the administrator. Capacity limitations shall be established using such criteria as number […]
27A-4-21. Crime of assisting in escape of involuntarily committed person–Penalties. Any state employee or any employee of an agency under contract to the State of South Dakota who knowingly and intentionally allows or assists in the escape or release of an involuntarily committed person from the Human Services Center, through acts or omission, is guilty […]
27A-4-22. Criminal background investigation of new employees–Temporary employment–Fees. Each person hired as an employee whose primary duty includes patient care or supervision at the Human Services Center shall submit to a criminal background investigation, by means of fingerprint checks by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Human Services Center […]
27A-4-3. Appointment of administrator. The secretary of social services shall appoint an administrator of the South Dakota Human Services Center. The administrator shall be the chief executive officer of the South Dakota Human Services Center. The administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of social services. Source: SDC 1939, §30.0205; SL 1961, ch […]
27A-4-6. Acceptance and use of property for center–Diversion to other purposes prohibited–Restrictions on power to contract and convey real estate. The Department of Social Services may take, in the name of the state, and hold in trust for the South Dakota Human Services Center any lands, conveyed or devised, and any money or personal property […]
27A-4-8. Establishment of psychiatric units at center–Special units. The Department of Social Services shall establish, at a minimum, appropriate acute, intermediate, and long-term psychiatric units at the South Dakota Human Services Center. Such units shall provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services to those patients with mental illness specifically needing inpatient psychiatric treatment and admitted according […]
27A-4-9. Juvenile unit authorized at Human Services Center–Purpose–Determination by administrator required before admission. The Department of Social Services may establish a juvenile mental health unit at the South Dakota Human Services Center. Such unit shall provide for the care, treatment, and education of adolescents in need of inpatient treatment. Voluntary or involuntary admission to the […]
