2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 25 - Vital Records And Burial Permits
§ 34-25-18 Medical certificate signed by attending physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner--Time for execution.
34-25-18. Medical certificate signed by attending physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner--Time for execution. The licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, if any, last in attendance on any person whose death occurs in this state, shall complete, sign, and file a medical certificate with the department within five days of the date of death except in cases where the secretary of health has provided for longer periods by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 1-26.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0208; SL 1972, ch 194, § 23; SL 1991, ch 198, § 3; SL 2003, ch 186, § 2.
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