Surgery and any other medical procedures may be performed without consent or court order only if the life of the person with a developmental disability is threatened and there is not time to obtain consent or a court order. Documentation of the necessity for the surgery shall be entered into the record of the person as soon as practicable.
S.D. Codified Laws § 27B-8-40
Emergency treatment without consent--Documentation of necessity
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 85.
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