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South Carolina Code 44-17-865. Department to notify law enforcement officials of patients absent without proper authorization

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 17 > § 44-17-865 - Department to notify law enforcement officials of patients absent without proper authorization

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If any person involuntarily committed to a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Mental Health is absent without proper authorization, the Department shall immediately notify by telephone the appropriate state and local law enforcement officials of such absence. Such notice shall also be confirmed in writing and mailed to such law enforcement officials within twenty-four hours after the absence is discovered.


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South Carolina Laws: Mental Health

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 9 - State Department Of Mental Health

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 11 - Organization And Control Of State Mental Health Facilities

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 13 - Admission, Detention And Removal Of Patients At State Mental Health Facilities

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 15 - Local Mental Health Programs, Boards And Centers

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 17 - Care And Commitment Of Mentally Ill Persons

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 20 - South Carolina Mental Retardation, Related Disabilities, Head Injuries, And Spinal Cord Injuries Act

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 22 - Rights Of Mental Health Patients

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 23 - Provisions Applicable To Both Mentally Ill And Mentally Retarded Persons

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 24 - Commitment Of Children In Need Of Mental Health Treatment

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 25 - Interstate Compact On Mental Health

South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 26 - Rights Of Mental Retardation Clients

U.S. Code Provisions: Mental Health

U.S. Code Title 24 > Chapter 4 > Subchapter III - Mental Health Service For District Of Columbia

U.S. Code > Title 24 > Chapter 9 - Hospitalization Of Mentally Ill Nationals Returned From Foreign Countries

U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 6A > Subchapter II - General Powers And Duties

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