When inpatient services are provided by a local mental health center to an individual pursuant to this title, charges for such treatment may be assessed to the individual, to any third party resource available, to a legally responsible person, to the county of residence according to chapter 28-13 if the individual is indigent or to the department through contract with the mental health center.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 27A-5-16

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1991, ch 220, § 35.