South Dakota Statutes

§ 36-4-38 — Destruction of inactive patient records.

South Dakota § 36-4-38
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 36PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Ch. 36-3PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4-38 (2026).

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Nothing in § 36-4-37 prevents a physician licensed pursuant to this chapter from destroying patient records which have become inactive or for which the whereabouts of the patient is no longer known to the physician.

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Legislative History

SL 1992, ch 265, § 2.

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