<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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2079783Normal { 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.s2079783SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079783CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2079783Statute { 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.s2079783DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079783000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079783DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079783SCL { 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="s2079783Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9"><span class="s2079783SENU">27A-10-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783SENU">. </span><span class="s2079783CL">Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079783Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">The board of mental illness conducting the involuntary commitment hearing as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-8"><span class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont"> shall order testimony by a qualified mental health professional, other than the professional who submitted the petition under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-1"><span class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont"> or initiated the hold under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-19"><span class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">9, who shall assess the availability and appropriateness of treatment alternatives, including treatment programs other than inpatient treatment and whether such programs are available at the mental health center serving the area in which the person was apprehended or resides. Such testimony shall include what alternatives are or should be made available, what alternatives were investigated, and why any investigated alternatives are not deemed appropriate. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079783Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">If the board determines that alternatives to inpatient treatment are appropriate, commitment for inpatient treatment to the center or other inpatient psychiatric facility may not be ordered and commitment shall be to the least restrictive treatment alternative as required in subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.1"><span class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.1</span></a><span class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079783Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079783Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079783DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2079783SCL">SL 1974, ch 184, § 9; SL 1975, ch 181, § 112; SDCL Supp, § 27-7A-15; SL 1991, ch 220, § 120; SL 2020, ch 113, § 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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051127Normal { 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.s2051127SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051127CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051127Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; 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padding: 0; } span.s2051127SCL-000004 { 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="s2051127Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.1"><span class="s2051127SENU">27A-10-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051127SENU">. </span><span class="s2051127CL">Ninety-day initial commitment to facility or outpatient treatment program--Release--Transportation--Notice of right to appeal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">Upon completion of the hearing provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-8"><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-8</span></a><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">, the board of mental illness may order the involuntary commitment of the person for an initial period not to exceed ninety days if a majority of the board finds by clear and convincing evidence, supported by written findings of fact and conclusions of law, that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The person meets the criteria in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-1-2"><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">27A-1-2</span></a><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal-000001"><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The person needs and is likely to benefit from the treatment which is proposed; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal-000001"><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The commitment is to the least restrictive treatment alternative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal-000002"><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">The board may commit the person to the Human Services Center or a veterans' administration hospital. The board may also commit the person to a private facility or an outpatient treatment program, if that facility or program agrees to accept the commitment and if the commitment will not result in liability to any county for the cost of treating such person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">If the above findings are not made, the board shall order that the person be released. Following such release, the referring county shall provide the person with transportation to the county where the person was taken into custody if the person chooses. The county ultimately shown to be the county of residence shall reimburse the referring county for any transportation costs. However, the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-14"><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">28-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont"> do not apply. If the board orders the involuntary commitment of the person, the board shall immediately notify the person and the person's attorney of the right to appeal pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-11A-25"><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">27A-11A-25</span></a><span class="s2051127DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051127000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051127Normal"><span class="s2051127SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051127SCL-000004"> SL 1987, ch 198, § 17; SL 1991, ch 220, § 121; SL 1992, ch 189, § 35; SL 1995, ch 159; SL 1999, ch 143, § 4; SL 2012, ch 149, § 17.</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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2051128Normal-000002 { margin-left: 1.14in; text-indent: -0.44in; 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.s2051128Normal-000003 { 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.s2051128000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051128SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051128SCL-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="s2051128Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.2"><span class="s2051128SENU">27A-10-9.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128SENU">. </span><span class="s2051128CL">Medical treatment for mental illness or treatment of co-occurring substance use disorder.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">If findings are made pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.1"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont"> and an involuntary commitment is ordered, then the board may, at the same hearing or at a subsequent hearing, consider any petitions for:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The authority to administer psychotropic medication, electroconvulsive treatment, and such other medical treatment as may be necessary for the treatment of the person's mental illness, pursuant to the provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.13"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12-3.13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.15"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12-3.15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, for the period specified in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.16"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12-3.16</span></a><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal-000001"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    For the treatment of any co-occurring substance use disorder upon the petition of the person's spouse or guardian, a relative, a physician, the administrator or facility director of any approved treatment facility, or any other responsible person over the age of eighteen, on the grounds that the person is an alcohol or drug abuser who habitually lacks self-control as to the use of alcoholic beverages or other drugs and the person:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal-000002"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Has threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm on self or on another and that unless treated is likely to inflict harm on self or on another; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal-000002"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Is incapacitated by the effects of alcohol or drugs; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal-000002"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Is pregnant and abusing alcohol or drugs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal-000003"><span class="s2051128DefaultParagraphFont">If after hearing all relevant evidence, the board finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the above grounds for involuntary treatment of a co-occurring substance use disorder exists, the board may also order a commitment for such co-occurring disorder to any appropriate treatment facility, for a period not to exceed ninety days. The board may not order such commitment unless it determines that the proposed facility is able to provide adequate and appropriate treatment and the treatment is likely to be beneficial.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051128Normal"><span class="s2051128SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051128SCL-000005"> SL 2012, ch 149, § 18.</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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051129Normal { 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.s2051129SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051129CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051129Normal-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.s2051129DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051129000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051129SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051129SCL-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="s2051129Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.3"><span class="s2051129SENU">27A-10-9.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129SENU">. </span><span class="s2051129CL">Least restrictive treatment alternative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051129Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">Any such treatment or commitment order pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.1"><span class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.2"><span class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be to the least restrictive treatment alternative. The procedure for the board's consideration of these petitions concurrent with the § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-8"><span class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont"> hearing shall be governed by chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-11A"><span class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">27A-11A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">, which shall control to the extent of any procedural conflicts contained in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12"><span class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-20A"><span class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">34-20A</span></a><span class="s2051129DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051129Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051129Normal"><span class="s2051129SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051129SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 149, § 19.</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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051130SCL-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="s2051130Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.4"><span class="s2051130SENU">27A-10-9.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051130SENU">. </span><span class="s2051130CL">Failure to comply with requirements of outpatient commitment or treatment order.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051130Normal-000000"><span class="s2051130DefaultParagraphFont">If a person fails to comply with the requirements specified in an outpatient commitment order or a treatment order, and the person's treating physician or staff of the specified outpatient treatment program believes that the person's current condition is likely to deteriorate until it is probable that the person will be a danger to self or others, the program director or the person's treating physician may notify law enforcement and provide law enforcement with a certified copy of the outpatient commitment order or treatment order.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051130Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051130000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051130Normal"><span class="s2051130SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051130SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 149, § 20.</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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051131SCL-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="s2051131Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.5"><span class="s2051131SENU">27A-10-9.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051131SENU">. </span><span class="s2051131CL">Transportation by law enforcement--Limit upon detention and nonconsensual medication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051131Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051131DefaultParagraphFont">The outpatient commitment order or treatment order constitutes a continuing authorization for law enforcement, upon request of the program director or the person's treating physician, to transport the person to the designated outpatient treatment program or to the treating physician's office for the purpose of making reasonable efforts to obtain the person's compliance with the requirements of the outpatient commitment or treatment order. However, no person may be detained at the program's or the physician's office for more than one hour unless the person consents, or may be physically coerced or required to take prescribed medications unless the outpatient commitment or treatment order contains a specific authorization for the nonconsensual delivery of prescribed medication, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.15"><span class="s2051131DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12-3.15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051131DefaultParagraphFont">. If a person has been involuntarily medicated on an outpatient basis, the necessity of treatment with psychotropic medication shall be reviewed and approved under the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-12-3.16"><span class="s2051131DefaultParagraphFont">27A-12-3.16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051131DefaultParagraphFont"> and noted in the patient's medical record or chart.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051131Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051131000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051131Normal"><span class="s2051131SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051131SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 149, § 21.</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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2079776Normal { 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.s2079776SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079776CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2079776Statute { 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.s2079776DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079776000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079776DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079776SCL { 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="s2079776Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.6"><span class="s2079776SENU">27A-10-9.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079776SENU">. </span><span class="s2079776CL">Failure to comply with outpatient commitment or treatment order--Supplemental hearing--Alternative disposition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079776Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079776DefaultParagraphFont">If a person fails to comply with the requirement of the outpatient commitment or treatment order, and the person's treating physician or the staff of the outpatient treatment program believes that there is a significant risk of deterioration in the person's condition, the program director or the treating physician may notify the chair of the county board of mental illness that issued the outpatient commitment or treatment order, the chair of the board where the person is located, the office of the state's attorney of the county where the person is located, and the office of the state's attorney of the county where the person is subject to the outpatient commitment or treatment order, and recommend an appropriate alternate disposition under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-11A-21"><span class="s2079776DefaultParagraphFont">27A-11A-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079776DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-11A-22"><span class="s2079776DefaultParagraphFont">27A-11A-22</span></a><span class="s2079776DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079776Statute"><span class="s2079776DefaultParagraphFont">Within seventy-two hours of receiving notification under this section, the state's attorney may file a petition with the board or the court for, or the chair of the board or the court may order, a supplemental hearing, or the chair of the board or the court may proceed under any other section of this title. The board or the court shall hold the hearing in accordance with the procedures specified in this title. The chair of the board or the court may order the apprehension and transportation of the person to attend the hearing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079776Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079776000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079776Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079776DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2079776SCL">SL 2012, ch 149, § 22; SL 2020, ch 114, § 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-10-9 - Testimony of qualified mental health professional--Availability and appropriateness of alternatives.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051133Normal { 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.s2051133SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051133CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051133Normal-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.s2051133DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051133000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051133SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051133SCL-000002 { 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="s2051133Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.7"><span class="s2051133SENU">27A-10-9.7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133SENU">. </span><span class="s2051133CL">Detention by law enforcement officer for emergency intervention--Immunity from civil liability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051133Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.4"><span class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.6"><span class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, limits the authority of any law enforcement officer to detain a patient pursuant to the emergency authority conferred by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-3"><span class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">. Any law enforcement officer who in good faith performs any act of taking custodial charge, transportation, delivery, or other commitment procedure at the request of or direction of another under the provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.1"><span class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=27A-10-9.6"><span class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">27A-10-9.6</span></a><span class="s2051133DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, is immune from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. The immunity from civil liability under this section does not apply if a resulting injury was due to willful or wanton misconduct.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051133Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051133Normal"><span class="s2051133SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051133SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 149, § 23.</span></p></div></body></html>