<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SDLRC - Codified Law 36-4B-34 - Repealed.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sa1b3231d551341628b356a22895fe72aNormal { 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.sa1b3231d551341628b356a22895fe72aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1b3231d551341628b356a22895fe72aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1b3231d551341628b356a22895fe72a000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1b3231d551341628b356a22895fe72aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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SL 1992, ch 268, § 22; SL 2024, ch 153, § 36.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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SDLRC - Codified Law 36-4B-34 - Repealed.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059429Normal { 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.s2059429SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059429CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059429Normal-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.s2059429DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059429000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059429SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059429SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2059429Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059429SENU">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059429SENU">. </span><span class="s2059429CL">Peer review committee--Activities--Liability of members.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059429Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.4"><span class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, a peer review committee is one or more persons, including an emergency medical technician at any level as described in this chapter, acting as an administrative or medical committee of a licensed health care facility or a licensed ambulance service, that engages in peer review activity. There is no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages may arise against, any member of a peer review committee or against any consultant to that committee engaging in peer review activity as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.4"><span class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.4</span></a><span class="s2059429DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, if the committee member or consultant acts without malice, has made a reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter under consideration, and acts in a reasonable belief that the action taken is warranted by those facts. The provisions of this section do not affect the official immunity of an officer or employee of a public corporation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059429Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059429000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059429Normal"><span class="s2059429SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059429SCL-000002"> SL 2004, ch 244, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 36-4B-34 - Repealed.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059430Normal { 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.s2059430SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059430CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059430Normal-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.s2059430DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059430000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059430SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059430SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2059430Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.2"><span class="s2059430SENU">36-4B-34.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430SENU">. </span><span class="s2059430CL">Data of peer review committee--Disclosure--Discovery--Admissibility--Testimony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059430Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont">The proceedings, records, reports, statements, minutes, or any other data whatsoever of any committee described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont"> relating to peer review activities defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.4"><span class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont">, are not subject to discovery or disclosure under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-6"><span class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont">15-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont"> or any other provision of law, and are not admissible as evidence in any action of any kind in any court or arbitration forum, except as provided in this section. No person in attendance at any meeting described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430DefaultParagraphFont"> is required to testify as to what transpired at such meeting. The prohibition relating to discovery of evidence does not apply to deny an emergency medical technician at any level access to, or use of, information upon which a decision regarding the person's staff privileges or employment are based. The prohibition relating to discovery of evidence does not apply to deny any person or the person's counsel in defense of an action against that person access to the materials covered under this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059430Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059430Normal"><span class="s2059430SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059430SCL-000002"> SL 2004, ch 244, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 36-4B-34 - Repealed.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059431Normal { 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.s2059431SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059431CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059431Normal-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.s2059431DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059431000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059431SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059431SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2059431Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.3"><span class="s2059431SENU">36-4B-34.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431CL">Application of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.2"><span class="s2059431CL">36-4B-34.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431CL"> to observations made and records prepared during treatment--Testimony as witness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059431Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.2"><span class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont"> do not apply to any observation made at the time of treatment by a health care professional present during a patient's treatment or to patient records prepared during the treatment and care rendered to a patient who is personally or by personal representative a party to an action or proceeding, the subject matter of which is the care and treatment of the patient. Furthermore, no member of any committee covered by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont"> who has participated in deliberations under that section involving the subject matter of the action, may testify as an expert witness for any party in any action for personal injury or wrongful death, the subject matter of which is the care and treatment of the patient. Notwithstanding membership on any committee covered by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont">, a health care professional observing or participating in the patient's treatment and care may testify as a fact or expert witness concerning that treatment and care, but may not be required to testify as to anything protected by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span class="s2059431DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059431Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059431Normal"><span class="s2059431SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059431SCL-000002"> SL 2004, ch 244, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 36-4B-34 - Repealed.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059432Normal { 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.s2059432SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059432CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059432Normal-000000 { 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.s2059432DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059432Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2059432000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059432SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059432SCL-000003 { 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="s2059432Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.4"><span class="s2059432SENU">36-4B-34.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059432SENU">. </span><span class="s2059432CL">Peer review activity defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059432Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.1"><span class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4B-34.4"><span class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">36-4B-34.4</span></a><span class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, peer review activity is the procedure by which a peer review committee monitors, evaluates, and recommends actions to improve the delivery and quality of services within its respective facility, agency, and profession, including any recommendation, consideration of recommendations, action with regard to recommendations, and implementation of actions. Peer review activity and acts or proceedings undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of a peer review committee include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059432Normal-000001"><span class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Matters affecting employment and terms of employment of an emergency medical technician at any level by a health care facility or a licensed ambulance service;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059432Normal-000001"><span class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Matters affecting the membership and terms of membership in a health professional association composed of emergency medical technicians at any level, including decisions to suspend membership privileges, expel from membership, reprimand, or censure a member, or other disciplinary actions;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059432Normal-000001"><span class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Review and evaluation of qualifications, competency, character, experience, activities, conduct, or performance of an emergency medical technician at any level by a licensed health care facility or a licensed ambulance service; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059432Normal-000001"><span class="s2059432DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Review of the quality, type, or necessity of services provided by any emergency medical technician at any level employed by a licensed health care facility or a licensed ambulance service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059432Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059432000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059432Normal"><span class="s2059432SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059432SCL-000003"> SL 2004, ch 244, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>