<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 34-12D-6 - Decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment--Rights of qualified patient. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056506Normal { 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.s2056506SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056506CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056506CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056506Normal-000001 { 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.s2056506DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056506DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056506000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056506SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056506SCL-000004 { 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="s2056506Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-12D-6"><span class="s2056506SENU">34-12D-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056506SENU">. </span><span class="s2056506CL">Decisions regarding life</span><span class="s2056506CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2056506CL">sustaining treatment--Rights of qualified patient.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056506Normal-000001"><span class="s2056506DefaultParagraphFont">A qualified patient may make decisions regarding life</span><span class="s2056506DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2056506DefaultParagraphFont">sustaining treatment so long as the patient is able to do so.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056506Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056506000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056506Normal"><span class="s2056506SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056506SCL-000004"> SL 1991, ch 273, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>