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.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 27A-14-2

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

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