South Dakota Codified Laws 21-3A-1.2. Applicability of chapter
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The provisions of this chapter apply only to any action against a physician, surgeon, dentist, hospital, sanitarium, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, chiropractor, or other practitioner of the healing arts for malpractice, error, mistake or failure to cure, whether based upon contract or tort, and to the professional corporation or corporations of any such practitioner of the healing arts.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-3A-1.2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Source: SL 1986, ch 163, § 16, as added by SL 1988, ch 181, § 6.