Representative may only act when patient lacks decision-making capacity.

1. Law
2. South Dakota Codified Laws
3. Public Health and Safety
4. Advance Care Planning For Patient With Terminal Condition
5. 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.

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