South Dakota Codified Laws 34-12-2. License required to operate institution
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No person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation may establish, conduct, or maintain in the State of South Dakota, any health care facility or related institution for the hospitalization or care, or both, of human beings without first obtaining a license from the South Dakota Department of Health in the manner provided in this chapter. The term, corporation, as used in this chapter means public and municipal corporations as well as private corporations.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-12-2
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1925, ch 220, § 2; SDC 1939, § 27.1202; SL 1945, ch 108, § 1; SL 1953, ch 123, § 1; SL 1955, ch 93; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.1201; SL 1986, ch 278, § 3; SL 1994, ch 351, § 56.