<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-20H-8 - Criminal prosecution--Civil liability--Exemptions--Immunity.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dStatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Disciplinary action for any act or omission related to the donation, acceptance, distribution, or dispensing of a donated prescription or medical supply, in accordance with §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20H-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dDefaultParagraphFont">34-20H-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dDefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20H-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dDefaultParagraphFont">34-20H-6</span></a><span class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dDefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sea52ad1f150b441abced1083feb36d5dSCL">SL 2022, ch 137, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>