<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 27A-10-1 - Petition asserting need for immediate intervention of mentally ill person--Contents. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051115Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2051115SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051115CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051115Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2051115DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051115Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2051115Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2051115DefaultParagraphFont-000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051115000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051115SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051115SCL-000005 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-1"><span class="s2051115SENU">27A-10-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051115SENU">. </span><span class="s2051115CL">Petition asserting need for immediate intervention of mentally ill person--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000000"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">If any person is alleged to be severely mentally ill and in such condition that immediate intervention is necessary for the protection from physical harm to self or others, any person, eighteen years of age or older, may complete a petition stating the factual basis for concluding that such person is severely mentally ill and in immediate need of intervention. The petition shall be upon a form and be verified by affidavit. The petition shall include the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000001"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A statement by the petitioner that the petitioner believes, on the basis of personal knowledge, that such person is, as a result of severe mental illness, a danger to self or others;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000001"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The specific nature of the danger;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000001"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    A summary of the information upon which the statement of danger is based;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000001"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    A statement of facts which caused the person to come to the petitioner's attention;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000001"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    The address and signature of the petitioner and a statement of the petitioner's interest in the case; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000001"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    The name of the person to be evaluated; the address, age, marital status, and occupation of the person and the name and address of the person's nearest relative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal-000002"><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">The state's attorney or other person designated by the board of county commissioners shall assist the petitioner in completing the petition. No designee may be a member of the county board of mental illness. Upon completion of the petition, the petition shall be forthwith submitted to the chair of the county board of mental illness where such severely mentally ill person is found. The term, forthwith, means that the petition shall be completed and submitted to the chair at the earliest possible time during normal waking hours. If a petition is not filed with the chair within twenty</span><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont-000003">-</span><span class="s2051115DefaultParagraphFont">four hours of the apprehension of the person, the person shall be released. If the person is released, the referring county shall provide the person with transportation to the county where the person was taken into custody if the person so chooses. If the county where the person was apprehended is served by a board other than the board serving the county where the facility to which the person is transported is located, a copy of the petition shall also be forthwith filed with the chair of such board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051115000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051115Normal"><span class="s2051115SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051115SCL-000005"> SL 1974, ch 184, § 2; SL 1975, ch 181, § 107; SDCL Supp, § 27-7A-2; SL 1991, ch 220, § 110; SL 2000, ch 129, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 27A-10-1 - Petition asserting need for immediate intervention of mentally ill person--Contents. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051116Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051116SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051116CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051116Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051116DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051116000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051116SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051116SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2051116Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-1.1"><span class="s2051116SENU">27A-10-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051116SENU">. </span><span class="s2051116CL">Center as appropriate regional facility in certain circumstances.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051116Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051116DefaultParagraphFont">If a competent person agrees to receive treatment at the Human Services Center and the treatment is arranged with the center but upon arrival the person does not consent to admission or if a person agrees to accept treatment at the center and the treatment is arranged but upon arrival the person is examined and found not competent to consent to admission, if there is no next of kin available or if there is next of kin available but the person does not consent to admission, and if the attending psychiatrist has probable cause to believe that the person requires emergency intervention under the criteria in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-1"><span class="s2051116DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-1</span></a><span class="s2051116DefaultParagraphFont">, the center may be used as an appropriate regional facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051116Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051116000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051116Normal"><span class="s2051116SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051116SCL-000002"> SL 1999, ch 140, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 27A-10-1 - Petition asserting need for immediate intervention of mentally ill person--Contents. </title> <meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /> <style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.pt-Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.pt-SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.pt-CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.pt-Statute { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.pt-DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.pt-StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000000 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: inline-block; text-indent: 0; width: 0.500in; } span.pt-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.pt-NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.pt-SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style> </head> <body> <div> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-Normal"> <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-1.2"> <span class="pt-SENU">27A-10-1.2</span> </a> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-SENU">. </span> <span class="pt-CL">Appropriate regional facility--Application for Designation by Department of Social Services--Requirements.</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-Statute"> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of admitting a person who is apprehended under § </span> <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-2"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-2</span> </a> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span> <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-3"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-3</span> </a> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">, the Department of Social Services shall designate any facility as an appropriate regional facility if the facility is approved by the department in accordance with this section.</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-Statute"> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">Any facility may apply to the department for designation as an appropriate regional facility at the time and in the manner established by the department under rule promulgated in accordance with chapter </span> <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span> </a> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">.</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-Statute"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">To be designated as an appropriate regional facility, a facility must:</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-StatuteNumber1"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000000">(1)</span> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">Have the capacity for overnight residential services necessary to stabilize acute psychiatric or behavioral symptoms and evaluate treatment needs;</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-StatuteNumber1"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000000">(2)</span> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">Have the capacity to admit individuals twenty-four hours per day and seven days per week;</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-StatuteNumber1"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000000">(3)</span> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">Have the capacity to develop a crisis stabilization plan for each individual admitted;</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-StatuteNumber1"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000000">(4)</span> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">Have on-site personnel twenty-four hours per day and seven days per week, and have medical personnel available, including by electronic communication, twenty-four hours per day and seven days per week;</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-StatuteNumber1"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000000">(5)</span> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">Have the capacity to document daily interactions with or observations of the individual by treatment staff of the facility; and</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-StatuteNumber1"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000000">(6)</span> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">Comply with any other requirements determined by the department by rule promulgated in accordance with chapter </span> <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span> </a> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">.</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-Normal"> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-000001"> </span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-NoIndent"> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span> <span class="pt-SCL">SL 2020, ch 110, § 1.</span> </p> </div> </body> </html>