Section 27A-12-27 - Obligation to disclose confidential information. - South-dakota Statutes

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27A-12-27. Obligation to disclose confidential information. If requested, information shall be disclosed:
(1) Pursuant to orders or subpoenas of a court of record or subpoenas of the Legislature;
(2) To a prosecuting or defense attorney or to a qualified mental health professional as necessary for him to participate in a proceeding governed by this title;
(3) To an attorney representing a person who is presently subject to the authority of this title or who has been discharged when that person has given his consent;
(4) If necessary in order to comply with another provision of law;
(5) To the department if the information is necessary to enable the department to discharge a responsibility placed upon it by law; or
(6) To a states attorney or the attorney general for purpose of investigation of an alleged criminal act either committed by or upon a human services center patient while a patient of the center.

Source: SL 1975, ch 181, § 14; SDCL Supp § 27-7-60; SL 1991, ch 220, §§ 231, 232; SL 1992, ch 189, § 5.

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27A-12-27. Obligation to disclose confidential information. If requested, information shall be disclosed:
(1) Pursuant to orders or subpoenas of a court of record or subpoenas of the Legislature;
(2) To a prosecuting or defense attorney or to a qualified mental health professional as necessary for him to participate in a proceeding governed by this title;
(3) To an attorney representing a person who is presently subject to the authority of this title or who has been discharged when that person has given his consent;
(4) If necessary in order to comply with another provision of law;
(5) To the department if the information is necessary to enable the department to discharge a responsibility placed upon it by law; or
(6) To a states attorney or the attorney general for purpose of investigation of an alleged criminal act either committed by or upon a human services center patient while a patient of the center.

Source: SL 1975, ch 181, § 14; SDCL Supp § 27-7-60; SL 1991, ch 220, §§ 231, 232; SL 1992, ch 189, § 5.

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27A-12-27. Obligation to disclose confidential information. If requested, information shall be disclosed:
(1) Pursuant to orders or subpoenas of a court of record or subpoenas of the Legislature;
(2) To a prosecuting or defense attorney or to a qualified mental health professional as necessary for him to participate in a proceeding governed by this title;
(3) To an attorney representing a person who is presently subject to the authority of this title or who has been discharged when that person has given his consent;
(4) If necessary in order to comply with another provision of law;
(5) To the department if the information is necessary to enable the department to discharge a responsibility placed upon it by law; or
(6) To a states attorney or the attorney general for purpose of investigation of an alleged criminal act either committed by or upon a human services center patient while a patient of the center.

Source: SL 1975, ch 181, § 14; SDCL Supp § 27-7-60; SL 1991, ch 220, §§ 231, 232; SL 1992, ch 189, § 5.