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SD Codified L § 34-12D-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-13 - Immunity from civil or criminal liability, and from professional discipline.

34-12D-13. Immunity from civil or criminal liability, and from professional discipline.A health care provider is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to professional disciplinary action for giving effect to a declaration, absent actual knowledge of its revocation, for determining that a terminal condition does or does not exist or for declining to give effect to a declaration under §34-12D-11. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §12; SL 2007, ch 193, §8.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-14 - Withdrawal or withholding of treatment neither suicide or homicide.

34-12D-14. Withdrawal or withholding of treatment neither suicide or homicide.Death resulting from the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment in accordance with this chapter does not constitute, for any purpose, a suicide on the part of the declarant or a homicide on the part of the attending physician or other health care providers. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §13; SL 2007, ch 193, §9.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-15 - Withdrawal or withholding of treatment--Effect upon life insurance or annuity.

34-12D-15. Withdrawal or withholding of treatment--Effect upon life insurance or annuity.The making of a declaration pursuant to this chapter does not affect the sale, procurement, or issuance of a policy of life insurance or annuity, nor does it affect, impair, or modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance or annuity. A policy of life insurance or annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated by the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment from an insured, notwithstanding any term to the contrary. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §14.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-16 - Insurer or health-care provider may not prohibit or require declaration.

34-12D-16. Insurer or health-care provider may not prohibit or require declaration.A person may not prohibit or require the execution of a declaration as a condition for being insured for, or receiving, health-care services. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §15.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-17 - Revocation of or failure to execute declaration--No presumption created concerning intent.

34-12D-17. Revocation of or failure to execute declaration--No presumption created concerning intent.This chapter creates no presumption concerning the intention of an individual who has revoked or has not executed a declaration with respect to the use, withdrawal, or withholding of life-sustaining treatment in the event of a terminal condition. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §16.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-18 - Patients able to make decisions regarding medical care--Effect upon rights.

34-12D-18. Patients able to make decisions regarding medical care--Effect upon rights.This chapter does not affect the right of a patient to make decisions regarding the use of life-sustaining treatment, so long as the patient is able to do so, or impair or supersede a right or responsibility that a person has to effect the withdrawal or withholding of medical care. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §17.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-19 - Health care provider not required to deviate from accepted medical standards.

34-12D-19. Health care provider not required to deviate from accepted medical standards.This chapter does not require a physician or other health care provider to take action contrary to accepted medical standards. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §18; SL 2007, ch 193, §10.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-20 - Mercy-killing, euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide not condoned.

34-12D-20. Mercy-killing, euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide not condoned.This chapter does not condone, authorize, or approve mercy-killing or euthanasia, suicide or assisted suicide. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §19.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-21 - Assumption as to valid declaration permissible.

34-12D-21. Assumption as to valid declaration permissible.In the absence of actual knowledge to the contrary, a health care provider may assume that a declaration complies with this chapter and is valid. Source: SL 1991, ch 273, §20; SL 2007, ch 193, §11.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-23 - Health care professional--Knowledge and purpose required for conviction of aiding and abetting suicide.

34-12D-23. Health care professional--Knowledge and purpose required for conviction of aiding and abetting suicide.Any licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes, or dispenses medications or procedures to relieve another person's pain or discomfort, even if the medication or procedure may hasten, or increase the risk of, death, does not violate §22-16-37, unless the medications or procedures are knowingly administered, prescribed, or dispensed with a purpose to cause death. Any licensed health care professional who withholds or withdraws a life-sustaining procedure, in compliance with chapter 34-12D or in accordance with reasonable medical practice, does not violate §22-16-37. Source: SDCL §22-16-37.1; SL 2005, ch 120, §§168, 170.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-24 - Standing to bring injunctive relief against person believed to be about to assist in suicide.

34-12D-24. Standing to bring injunctive relief against person believed to be about to assist in suicide.A cause of action for injunctive relief may be maintained against any person who is reasonably believed to be about to violate or who is in the course of violating §22-16-37 by any person who is:(1)The spouse, parent, child, sibling, legally appointed guardian, or conservator of the person who would commit suicide;(2)Entitled to inherit under the laws of intestate succession from the person who would commit suicide or the beneficiary under a life insurance policy of the person who would commit suicide;(3)Any health care provider of the person who would commit suicide;(4)Any public official with appropriate jurisdiction to prosecute or enforce the laws of this state. Source: SDCL §22-16-37.2; SL 2005, ch 120, §§169, 170.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-25 - Cause of action for compensatory and punitive damages for assisting suicide.

34-12D-25. Cause of action for compensatory and punitive damages for assisting suicide.Any person given standing by subdivision 34-12D-24(1) or (2) or the person who would have committed suicide, in the case of an attempt, may maintain a cause of action against any person who violates or attempts to violate §22-16-37 for compensatory damages and punitive damages. An action under this section may be brought whether or not the plaintiff had prior knowledge of the violation or attempt. Source: SDCL §22-16-37.3; SL 2005, ch 120, §170.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-26 - Attorney's fees to plaintiff in assisted suicide action.

34-12D-26. Attorney's fees to plaintiff in assisted suicide action.Reasonable attorney's fees shall be awarded to the prevailing plaintiff in any civil action brought pursuant to §34-12D-24 or 34-12D-25. Source: SDCL §22-16-37.4; SL 2005, ch 120, §170.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-27 - Licensing board notified of assisted suicide violation.

34-12D-27. Licensing board notified of assisted suicide violation.Any court shall notify the appropriate licensing board in any case in which a licensed health care professional:(1)Is convicted of a violation of §22-16-37;(2)Has been cited for contempt of court for violating an injunction issued under §34-12D-24; or(3)Has been subject to an assessment of damages under §34-12D-25. Source: SDCL §22-16-37.5; SL 2005, ch 120, §170.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-28 - Revocation of license for assisted suicide violation.

34-12D-28. Revocation of license for assisted suicide violation.Any professional licensing board authorized pursuant to Title 36 may, subject to the procedures set out in Title 36, suspend or revoke the license of any licensed health care professional who:(1)Is convicted of a violation of §22-16-37;(2)Has been cited for contempt of court for violating an injunction issued under §34-12D-24; or(3)Has been subject to an assessment of damages under §34-12D-25. Source: SDCL §22-16-37.6; SL 2005, ch 120, §170.
SD Codified L § 34-12D-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12D - Living Wills|Section 34-12D-29 - Licensed health care professional defined.

34-12D-29. Licensed health care professional defined.For the purposes of §§34-12D-23 to 34-12D-28, inclusive, the term, licensed health care professional, means any physician, surgeon, podiatrist, osteopath, physician assistant, nurse, certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, dentist, or pharmacist licensed pursuant to Title 36. Source: SDCL §22-16-37.7; SL 2005, ch 120, §170; SL 2007, ch 193, §12.
SD Codified L § 34-12E-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12E - Disclosure Of Health Care Charges|Section 34-12E-1 - Definition of terms.

34-12E-1. Definition of terms.Terms used in this chapter mean:(1)"Health care procedure," an act of diagnosis, treatment, or care to a patient for which compensation is or may be charged;(2)"Health care provider," any licensed health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12 or any practitioner of the healing arts, including a physician licensed under chapter 36-4, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist, chiropractor, physical therapist, respiratory care practitioner, occupational therapist, or psychologist;(3)"Patient," an individual who receives, or requests to receive, diagnosis, treatment, or care from a health care provider. Source: SL 1994, ch 276, §1.
SD Codified L § 34-12E-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12E - Disclosure Of Health Care Charges|Section 34-12E-8 - Disclosure of fees and charges upon request.

34-12E-8. Disclosure of fees and charges upon request.All fees and charges for health care procedures shall be disclosed by a health care provider or facility upon request of a patient. Source: SL 1994, ch 276, §8.
SD Codified L § 34-12E-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12E - Disclosure Of Health Care Charges|Section 34-12E-9 - Failure to comply--Disciplinary action.

34-12E-9. Failure to comply--Disciplinary action.Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be grounds for disciplinary action on behalf of the appropriate licensing agency. Source: SL 1994, ch 276, §9.
SD Codified L § 34-12E-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12E - Disclosure Of Health Care Charges|Section 34-12E-11 - Annual hospital report on charge information--Promulgation of rules.

34-12E-11. Annual hospital report on charge information--Promulgation of rules.Any hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12 shall report annually to the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations the charge information as described in §34-12E-13 for that hospital's All Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups for which that hospital had at least ten cases during the twelve months preceding the report. The Department of Health shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for the reporting of the charge information by hospitals. The rules shall include:(1)The method for hospitals to report charges; and(2)Standards that provide for the validity and comparability of charge reports. Source: SL 2005, ch 182, §1; SL 2008, ch 169, §1.
SD Codified L § 34-12E-11.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12E - Disclosure Of Health Care Charges|Section 34-12E-11.1 - Website available to public for reporting charge information.

34-12E-11.1. Website available to public for reporting charge information.The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations shall develop a web-based system, available to the public at no cost, for reporting the charge information of hospitals. The charge information shall include disclaimers regarding factors, including case severity ratings and individual patient variations, which may affect actual charges to a patient for services rendered. The website shall provide information that compares hospital-specific data to hospital statewide data. The website shall be established by June 1, 2009, and shall be updated no less than annually. Source: SL 2008, ch 169, §2.
SD Codified L § 34-12E-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12E - Disclosure Of Health Care Charges|Section 34-12E-12 - Hospital charge information website linked to department website.

34-12E-12. Hospital charge information website linked to department website.The Department of Health shall provide a link to the web-based system developed pursuant to §34-12E-11.1 on its website. Source: SL 2005, ch 182, §2; SL 2008, ch 169, §3.
SD Codified L § 34-12E-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12E - Disclosure Of Health Care Charges|Section 34-12E-13 - Charge information defined.

34-12E-13. Charge information defined.For the purposes of §§34-12E-11 and 34-12E-11.1, the term, charge information, includes the number of discharges; average length of stay; average charge; median charge; demographic information; payer mix; charges not paid and charges paid by medicare, medicaid, and other government programs, and private insurance; and uncompensated care. Source: SL 2005, ch 182, §3; SL 2008, ch 169, §4.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-1 - .Definitions.

34-12F-1. Definitions.Terms used in this chapter mean:(1)"Cardiopulmonary resuscitation," measures to restore cardiac function or to support breathing in the event of respiratory or cardiac arrest or malfunction. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation includes chest compression, delivering electric shock to the chest, or manual or mechanical methods to assist breathing;(2)"EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive," an advance medical directive pertaining to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which is a medical order based on informed consent, signed by or on behalf of an individual and a physician, a physician assistant, or a certified nurse practitioner, directing emergency medical services personnel to not perform resuscitative measures in the event of respiratory or cardiac arrest or malfunction;(3)"Emergency medical service personnel," any emergency medical technician at any level as defined in §36-4B-1;(4)"Informed consent," consent voluntarily, knowingly, and competently given without any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, threat, or other form of coercion after explanation by a physician, physician' s assistant, or certified nurse practitioner of any information that a reasonable person would consider significant to the decision in a manner reasonably comprehensible to general lay understanding. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §1; SL 2005, ch 183, §1; SL 2017, ch 171, §50.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-2 - .Execution of EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive.

34-12F-2. Execution of EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive.Any adult who has the decisional capacity to provide informed consent to, or refusal of, medical treatment, or any other person who is, pursuant to §34-12C-2 or 59-7-2.5 or other laws of this state, authorized to make medical treatment decisions on behalf of a person who lacks such decisional capacity, may execute an EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §2; SL 2005, ch 183, §2.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-3 - .Implementation of directive by emergency medical personnel--Rules--Construction of section.

34-12F-3. Implementation of directive by emergency medical personnel--Rules--Construction of section.The Department of Health may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the implementation of EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives by emergency medical personnel. Any such rules shall include protocols for uniform methods for rapid identification of persons, including a unique, immediately recognizable bracelet to be worn for immediate identification of persons who have executed an EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive, controlled distribution of the methods of identifying such persons, and any other pertinent information. Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict any other manner in which a person may make a cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §3; SL 2005, ch 183, §3; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-4 - .Emergency medical service personnel and health care providers and facilities--Compliance with directive required--Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct.

34-12F-4. Emergency medical service personnel and health care providers and facilities--Compliance with directive required--Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct.Any emergency medical service personnel, health care provider, and health care facility shall comply with a person's EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive that is apparent and immediately available. Any emergency medical service personnel, health care provider, health care facility, or any other person who, in good faith, complies with an EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive which is perceived to be valid is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §4; SL 2005, ch 183, §4.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-5 - .Effect of compliance with directive on criminal prosecution of person otherwise criminally charged.

34-12F-5. Effect of compliance with directive on criminal prosecution of person otherwise criminally charged.Compliance by any emergency medical service personnel, health care provider, or health care facility with an EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive does not affect the criminal prosecution of any person otherwise charged with the commission of a criminal act. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §5; SL 2005, ch 183, §5.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-6 - .Directive for person admitted to health care facility--Implementation as physician's order.

34-12F-6. Directive for person admitted to health care facility--Implementation as physician's order.An EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive for any person who is admitted to a health care facility shall be implemented as a physician's order concerning resuscitation as directed in the EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive, pending any further order by a physician. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §6; SL 2005, ch 183, §6.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-7 - .Directive or failure to execute directive--Effect on annuity or insurance.

34-12F-7. Directive or failure to execute directive--Effect on annuity or insurance.Neither an EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive nor the failure of a person to execute one affects, impairs, or modifies any contract of life or health insurance or annuity or constitutes the basis for any delay in issuing or refusing to issue an annuity or policy of life or health insurance or any increase of a premium therefor. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §7; SL 2005, ch 183, §7.
SD Codified L § 34-12F-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 34 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 12F - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Directives|Section 34-12F-8 - .Revocation of directive.

34-12F-8. Revocation of directive.An EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive may be revoked at any time by the person who is the subject of the directive or by any other person who is, pursuant to the laws of this state or any other state, authorized to make medical treatment decisions on behalf of the person who is the subject of the directive. Source: SL 2004, ch 226, §8; SL 2005, ch 183, §8.