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§ 34-12F-4 Emergency medical service personnel and health care providers and facilities--Compliance with directive required--Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct.

SD Codified L § 34-12F-4 (2019) (N/A)
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34-12F-4. Emergency medical service personnel and health care providers and facilities--Compliance with directive required--Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct. Any emergency medical service personnel, health care provider, and health care facility shall comply with a person's EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive that is apparent and immediately available. Any emergency medical service personnel, health care provider, health care facility, or any other person who, in good faith, complies with an EMS cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive which is perceived to be valid is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct.

Source: SL 2004, ch 226, § 4; SL 2005, ch 183, § 4.

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