<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-8 - Time for commencement of claims--Time for commencement of action in circuit court. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046239Normal { 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.s2046239SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046239CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046239Normal-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.s2046239DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046239000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046239SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046239SCL-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="s2046239Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-25B-8"><span class="s2046239SENU">21-25B-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046239SENU">. </span><span class="s2046239CL">Time for commencement of claims--Time for commencement of action in circuit court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046239Normal-000000"><span class="s2046239DefaultParagraphFont">Claims filed with the health care services arbitration panel may be commenced only within the time prescribed for actions for medical malpractice, error, mistake, or failure to cure, but if the circuit court determines that the matter is not one to be heard by the panel, the claimant shall have thirty days from the date of the decision of the court, or the time remaining under the limitation of action provisions for medical, error, mistake, or failure to cure, whichever is longer, to commence an action in circuit court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046239Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046239000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046239Normal"><span class="s2046239SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046239SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 155, § 25.</span></p></div></body></html>