South Dakota § 34-12-2 License required to operate institution.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-12-2 — License required to operate institution.

South Dakota § 34-12-2

Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 34-11BREGULATION OF HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 34-12-2 (2026).

Text

No person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation may establish, conduct, or maintain in the State of South Dakota, any health care facility or related institution for the hospitalization or care, or both, of human beings without first obtaining a license from the South Dakota Department of Health in the manner provided in this chapter. The term, corporation, as used in this chapter means public and municipal corporations as well as private corporations.

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No person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation may establish, conduct, or maintain in the State of South Dakota, any health care facility or related institution for the hospitalization or care, or both, of human beings without first obtaining a license from the South Dakota Department of Health in the manner provided in this chapter. The term, corporation, as used in this chapter means public and municipal corporations as well as private corporations.

Legislative History

SL 1925, ch 220, § 2; SDC 1939, § 27.1202; SL 1945, ch 108, § 1; SL 1953, ch 123, § 1; SL 1955, ch 93; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.1201; SL 1986, ch 278, § 3; SL 1994, ch 351, § 56.