Section 27A-8-18 - Exercise of substituted informed consent by guardian. - South-dakota Statutes

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27A-8-18. Exercise of substituted informed consent by guardian. A guardian with authorization by the appointing court may exercise a substituted informed consent in accordance with the requirements in § 27A-8-15 for the sole purpose of admission of a person to an inpatient psychiatric facility or the center. Upon the exercise of such a substituted informed consent, the facility director or center administrator may admit the person as a voluntary patient if the criteria in subdivisions 27A-8-1(1) to (3), inclusive, are met and the guardian and person have signed the application for admission required in § 27A-8-15. The person is entitled to all rights accorded other voluntary patients by this title, including those provided in § 27A-8-10.

Source: SL 1992, ch 190, § 4A; SL 1993, ch 213, § 124.

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27A-8-18. Exercise of substituted informed consent by guardian. A guardian with authorization by the appointing court may exercise a substituted informed consent in accordance with the requirements in § 27A-8-15 for the sole purpose of admission of a person to an inpatient psychiatric facility or the center. Upon the exercise of such a substituted informed consent, the facility director or center administrator may admit the person as a voluntary patient if the criteria in subdivisions 27A-8-1(1) to (3), inclusive, are met and the guardian and person have signed the application for admission required in § 27A-8-15. The person is entitled to all rights accorded other voluntary patients by this title, including those provided in § 27A-8-10.

Source: SL 1992, ch 190, § 4A; SL 1993, ch 213, § 124.

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27A-8-18. Exercise of substituted informed consent by guardian. A guardian with authorization by the appointing court may exercise a substituted informed consent in accordance with the requirements in § 27A-8-15 for the sole purpose of admission of a person to an inpatient psychiatric facility or the center. Upon the exercise of such a substituted informed consent, the facility director or center administrator may admit the person as a voluntary patient if the criteria in subdivisions 27A-8-1(1) to (3), inclusive, are met and the guardian and person have signed the application for admission required in § 27A-8-15. The person is entitled to all rights accorded other voluntary patients by this title, including those provided in § 27A-8-10.

Source: SL 1992, ch 190, § 4A; SL 1993, ch 213, § 124.