State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2002 |
400H0231 |
HOUSE ENGROSSED
NO.
SB 14
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02/20/2002
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Introduced by:
The Committee on State Affairs at the request of the Department of Human
Services
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
revise certain requirements and responsibilities of the
administrator of the Human Services Center.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 27A-4-3 be amended to read as follows:
27A-4-3. The secretary of human services shall appoint an administrator of the South Dakota Human Services Center who shall
be a skilled administrator or a South Dakota licensed physician
of accepted skill and ability. Such person must have had experience of at least five years either
in public or private institutions for the mentally ill
have a degree in public or health services
administration and two years of progressively responsible experience in a mental health clinic or
a mental hospital
and shall be of a good moral character. The administrator shall be the chief
executive officer of the South Dakota Human Services Center. The administrator shall serve at
the pleasure of the secretary of human services.
Section 2. That § 23A-27A-22 be amended to read as follows:
23A-27A-22. If a defendant confined under sentence of death appears to be mentally incompetent to proceed , the warden having
him in
custody
of the defendant
shall forthwith notify
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 27A-4-3 be amended to read as follows:
27A-4-3. The secretary of human services shall appoint an administrator of the South Dakota Human Services Center who shall
Section 2. That § 23A-27A-22 be amended to read as follows:
23A-27A-22. If a defendant confined under sentence of death appears to be mentally incompetent to proceed , the warden having
the Governor, who shall appoint a commission of not less than three nor more than five
disinterested duly licensed physicians, one of whom shall be the
superintendent
medical director
of the Human Services Center or
his assistant
the director's designee
, to examine the defendant
and report to the Governor as to
his
the defendant's
mental condition at the time of the
examination.