Chapter

Commitment of Children in Need of Mental Health Treatment

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-10— Definitions
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-20— Voluntary admission; notification of guardian ad litem
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-30— Admission of child sixteen or older as inpatient; determination of voluntariness; appointment of guardian ad litem
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-40— Discharge of voluntarily admitted child; grounds for not effecting discharge
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-50— Periodic notification to voluntarily admitted child and parent or guardian of right to release
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-60— Emergency admission of child to inpatient hospital
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-70— Taking custody of child needing emergency admission
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-80— Transportation of child to hospital; parent's or guardian's request to accompany child
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-90— Notification to child and guardian of petition; contents of petition; right to counsel; examination and conclusions
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-100— Notice of hearing for emergency or judicial admission
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-110— Examiners' reports; disposition of child when report does not recommend judicial admission, recommends judicial admission, or is divided
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-120— Removal of proceedings to another county
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-130— Hearing; location; testimony; rules of evidence; transcript
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-140— Determination after presentation of evidence
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-150— Psychiatric evaluations of children; notification of victims
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-160— Examination and review of child admitted to inpatient program; program of care and treatment
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-170— Right to reexamination; notice of right; proceedings upon petition for reexamination
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-180— Court review of case of child involuntarily admitted
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-190— Notification to court when child moved to different program; court approval for move to more restrictive program; placement in crisis stabilization
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-200— Unauthorized absence of child from facility or residential program
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-210— Unlawful to remove child from inpatient facility or residential program without authorization
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-220— Requirement of discharge planning and continuity of service in community
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-230— Provision of community-based treatment as alternative to hospitalization
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-240— Agencies to participate in planning and provision of services; exchange of records
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-250— Consultation with parent or guardian; participation in or cooperation with treatment
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-260— Child's right to communicate, consult, or visit with agency or person having custody, with counsel, or with private mental health service provider
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-270— Personal, civil, and property rights of child in treatment program
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-24-280— Use of restraint, seclusion, or physical coercion; corporal punishment prohibited