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.
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-14-2
Discharge of involuntary patient on changed behavior
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case First State Bank of Sinai v. Hyland (1987)
Most recently applied in First State Bank of Sinai v. Hyland (January 1987)
Source: SL 1975, ch 181, § 131; SDCL Supp, § 27-10-2.2; SL 1991, ch 220, § 276.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.