A facility may temporarily detain a voluntarily admitted person with a developmental disability for twenty-four hours after the request for discharge to initiate emergency commitment procedures, pursuant to § 27B-7-38, if the person's interdisciplinary team determines that the person presents an immediate danger to self or others.
S.D. Codified Laws § 27B-3-45
Temporary detention of voluntary resident--Emergency commitment procedures
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 47.
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