S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4-38

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024
Section 36-4-38 - Destruction of inactive patient records

Nothing in § 36-4-37 prevents a physician licensed pursuant to this chapter from destroying patient records which have become inactive or for which the whereabouts of the patient is no longer known to the physician.

SDCL 36-4-38

SL 1992, ch 265, § 2.