S.D. Codified Laws § 34-12H-3

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 34-12H-3 - Representative may only act when patient lacks decision-making capacity

A patient's authorized representative may execute a MOST only if the patient lacks decision-making capacity. The patient's lack of decision-making capacity shall be recorded in the patient's medical record.

SDCL 34-12H-3

SL 2019, ch 146, §3.

Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 146,s. 3, eff. 7/1/2019.