This chapter does not affect the right of a patient to make decisions regarding the use of life–sustaining treatment, so long as the patient is able to do so, or impair or supersede a right or responsibility that a person has to effect the withdrawal or withholding of medical care.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-12D-18

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

Source: SL 1991, ch 273, § 17.

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