S.D. Codified Laws § 34-26-47

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 34-26-47 - Hospital protocol for identifying potential organ donors

A hospital shall establish written protocols for the identification of potential human organ, eye, and tissue donors that:

(1) Assure that families of potential donors are made aware of the option of organ, eye, and tissue donation and their option to decline;
(2) Encourage discretion and sensitivity with respect to the circumstances, views, and beliefs of such families;
(3) Require that an organ procurement agency designated by the United States secretary of health and human services be notified of potential organ donors; and
(4) Require that an eye and tissue organization designated by the hospital be notified of potential eye and tissue donors.

SDCL 34-26-47

SL 1992, ch 249, § 1; SL 1995, ch 197, § 5.