South Dakota Codified Laws 34-12D-11. Withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment–Responsibilities of health care provider
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A health care provider need not participate in the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment. However, a health care provider electing for any reason not to participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment shall make a reasonable effort to locate and to transfer the declarant to a physician or health care provider willing to honor the declaration.
Source: SL 1991, ch 273, § 11; SL 2007, ch 193, § 6.