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2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 12D - Living Wills
- § 34-12D-1 Definition of terms.
- § 34-12D-2 Declaration--Requirements as to execution.
- § 34-12D-3 Declaration--Sample form.
- § 34-12D-4 Multiple documents--Resolving conflicts--Participation by attorney in fact.
- § 34-12D-5 When declaration becomes operative.
- § 34-12D-6 Decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment--Rights of qualified patient.
- § 34-12D-7 Entry of declaration into medical record.
- § 34-12D-8 Revocation of declaration--Medical record to contain revocation.
- § 34-12D-9 Providing for patient's comfort and related needs--Responsibility of health care provider.
- § 34-12D-10 Treatment of pregnant woman notwithstanding declaration.
- § 34-12D-11 Withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment--Responsibilities of health care provider.
- § 34-12D-12 Providing treatment, artificial nutrition, and hydration--Responsibilities of health care provider.
- § 34-12D-13 Immunity from civil or criminal liability, and from professional discipline.
- § 34-12D-14 Withdrawal or withholding of treatment neither suicide or homicide.
- § 34-12D-15 Withdrawal or withholding of treatment--Effect upon life insurance or annuity.
- § 34-12D-16 Insurer or health-care provider may not prohibit or require declaration.
- § 34-12D-17 Revocation of or failure to execute declaration--No presumption created concerning intent.
- § 34-12D-18 Patients able to make decisions regarding medical care--Effect upon rights.
- § 34-12D-19 Health care provider not required to deviate from accepted medical standards.
- § 34-12D-20 Mercy-killing, euthanasia, suicide, and assisted suicide not condoned.
- § 34-12D-21 Assumption as to valid declaration permissible.
- § 34-12D-22 Validity of declaration--Declarations executed prior to July 1, 1991.
- § 34-12D-23 Health care professional--Knowledge and purpose required for conviction of aiding and abetting suicide.
- § 34-12D-24 Standing to bring injunctive relief against person believed to be about to assist in suicide.
- § 34-12D-25 Cause of action for compensatory and punitive damages for assisting suicide.
- § 34-12D-26 Attorney's fees to plaintiff in assisted suicide action.
- § 34-12D-27 Licensing board notified of assisted suicide violation.
- § 34-12D-28 Revocation of license for assisted suicide violation.
- § 34-12D-29 Licensed health care professional defined.
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