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§ 34-12D-5 — When declaration becomes operative.

South Dakota § 34-12D-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Ch. 34-12CLIVING WILLS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34-12D-5 (2026).

Text

A living will declaration becomes operative when the declarant is determined by the attending physician to be in a terminal condition, death is imminent, and the declarant is no longer able to communicate decisions about medical care.

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Legislative History

SL 1991, ch 273, § 5; SL 2007, ch 193, § 3.

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