South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 12H – Advance Care Planning for Patient With Terminal Condition


§ 34-12H-1	Definitions
§ 34-12H-2	Patient or representative may execute MOST
§ 34-12H-3	Representative may only act when patient lacks decision-making capacity
§ 34-12H-4	MOST form–Contents
§ 34-12H-5	MOST form part of medical record
§ 34-12H-6	Out-of-state documents valid in state
§ 34-12H-7	Physician to treat patient in accordance with MOST
§ 34-12H-8	Conflict between patient’s MOST and patient’s other directives
§ 34-12H-9	Revocation of MOST
§ 34-12H-10	Refusal of health care provider to comply with MOST
§ 34-12H-11	Execution or revocation of MOST may not be condition for providing health care
§ 34-12H-12	Immunity of health care provider

Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2