For deaths occurring in a health care facility licensed under chapter 34-12, the health care facility shall notify the funeral director, or person acting as such who first assumes custody of the dead body, if the body at the time of death had a communicable disease or condition that is the subject of a declared public health emergency pursuant to § 34-22-42 or the subject of a declaration of the Governor pursuant to chapter 34-48A.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-25-24.1

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2021, ch 153, § 1.