The making of a declaration pursuant to this chapter does not affect the sale, procurement, or issuance of a policy of life insurance or annuity, nor does it affect, impair, or modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance or annuity. A policy of life insurance or annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated by the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment from an insured, notwithstanding any term to the contrary.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-12D-15
Withdrawal or withholding of treatment--Effect upon life insurance or annuity
Source: SL 1991, ch 273, § 14.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.