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Section 44-24-50. Periodic notification to voluntarily admitted child and parent or guardian of right to release.

SC Code § 44-24-50 (2019) (N/A)
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When admitted to the residential program or facility, thirty days after the date of admission, and every six months after, a voluntarily admitted child must be informed in writing of his right to release in language which is appropriate for his age. The child shall sign a statement to that effect which becomes a part of that child's record. The child's parent or legal guardian or other interested person must be informed also and shall sign a statement to that effect which becomes a part of the child's record.

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 88, Section 1.

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