<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 34-12-59 - License required to operate birth center. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056473Normal { 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.s2056473SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056473CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056473Normal-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.s2056473DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056473000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056473SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056473SCL-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="s2056473Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-12-59"><span class="s2056473SENU">34-12-59</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056473SENU">. </span><span class="s2056473CL">License required to operate birth center.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056473Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056473DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-12-60"><span class="s2056473DefaultParagraphFont">34-12-60</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056473DefaultParagraphFont">, no person may establish or operate a birth center in this state without an appropriate license issued under §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-12-57"><span class="s2056473DefaultParagraphFont">34-12-57</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056473DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-12-63"><span class="s2056473DefaultParagraphFont">34-12-63</span></a><span class="s2056473DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056473Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056473000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056473Normal"><span class="s2056473SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056473SCL-000002"> SL 2011, ch 155, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>