South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-7-2.6 — Physician's determination of principal's decisional capacity.
South Dakota § 59-7-2.6
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-7-2.6 (2026).
Text
The attorney - in - fact or agent may not make a health care decision in any situation in which the principal's attending physician has determined in good faith that the principal has decisional capacity. The attending physician shall proceed as if there were no designation if the attorney - in - fact or agent is unavailable or refuses to make a health care decision.
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Legislative History
SL 1990, ch 412, § 3.
Nearby Sections
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Criminal penalties.§ 59-10-16
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 59-7-2.6, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-7-2.6.