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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 34 - Public Health and Safety » Chapter 12H - Advance Care Planning For Patient With Terminal Condition » Section 34-12H-3 – Representative may only act when patient lacks decision-making capacity.

34-12H-3. Representative may only act when patient lacks decision-making capacity.

A patient’s authorized representative may execute a MOST only if the patient lacks decision-making capacity. The patient’s lack of decision-making capacity shall be recorded in the patient’s medical record.

Source: SL 2019, ch 146, §3.