<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 21-25B-7 - Joinder of subrogee--Segregation of damages or costs. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046238Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046238SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046238CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046238Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046238DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046238000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046238SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046238SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2046238Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-25B-7"><span class="s2046238SENU">21-25B-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046238SENU">. </span><span class="s2046238CL">Joinder of subrogee--Segregation of damages or costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046238Normal-000000"><span class="s2046238DefaultParagraphFont">Any subrogee of a patient or anyone claiming by or through the patient who has entered into an arbitration agreement under this chapter may join their claim with that of such patient with the same force and effect as though brought by such patient and in any award or judgment based thereon or by separate award and judgment the damages or costs may be segregated between such party and the patient as the arbitration panel shall determine.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046238Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046238000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046238Normal"><span class="s2046238SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046238SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 155, § 27.</span></p></div></body></html>