Notice
The following reference to the Code of Laws of South Carolina is for general information only. Specific circumstances and facts may require consultation with BHDD Mental Health supervisory staff and/or the Office of General Counsel.
The following are links to portions of the Code of Laws of South Carolina pertaining to BHDD Mental Health, voluntary and involuntary (judicial commitment and emergency admission) treatment, capacity to stand trial, patient rights, sexually violent predator, etc. For a full reading of specific statutes from "South Carolina Legislature Online" follow the TITLE and CHAPTER LINKS below.
Title 44 — Health
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 9 — STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 11 — ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL OF STATE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 13 — ADMISSION, DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF PATIENTS AT STATE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 15 — LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, BOARDS AND CENTERS
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 17 — CARE AND COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 22 — RIGHTS OF MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 23 — PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 24 — COMMITMENT OF CHILDREN IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 25 — INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 27 — PATIENTS AT FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 48 — SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR ACT
- TITLE 44 CHAPTER 52 — ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COMMITMENT
Title 17 — Criminal Procedures
Title 43 — Social Services
Title 62 — South Carolina Probate Code
Do you need help?
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, contact our 24/7/365 statewide Mobile Crisis response dispatcher at 1-833-364-2274, or call, text, or chat 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
General information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm against the official source before you act, or ask us how this applies to your organization.