South Dakota Statutes
§ 34-12D-11 — Withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment--Responsibilities of health care provider.
South Dakota § 34-12D-11
This text of South Dakota § 34-12D-11 (Withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment--Responsibilities of health care provider.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-12D-11 (2026).
Text
A health care provider need not participate in the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment. However, a health care provider electing for any reason not to participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment shall make a reasonable effort to locate and to transfer the declarant to a physician or health care provider willing to honor the declaration.
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Legislative History
SL 1991, ch 273, § 11; SL 2007, ch 193, § 6.
Nearby Sections
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§ 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1§ 34-1-1.1
Department reorganized and continued.§ 34-1-15
§ 34-1-15§ 34-1-19
Repealed§ 34-1-2
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 34-12D-11, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/34-12D-11.