If a patient is discharged in accordance with § 27A-14-2, the county board of mental illness which entered the order for treatment shall be notified. Within forty–eight hours of discharge notification, the county board of mental illness shall provide the patient’s transportation to his place of residence if the patient so chooses.

Source: SDC 1939, § 30.0220; SL 1964, ch 104, § 12; SDCL, § 27-10-8; SL 1975, ch 181, § 132; SL 1987, ch 198, § 25; SL 1991, ch 220, § 277.