A physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who supervises emergency medical services personnel is not liable for any civil damages for any act or omission of the emergency medical services personnel, where the life of a patient is in immediate danger, unless the act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4B-24
Supervising physician--Immunity--Exception
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Vilhauer v. Horsemens' Sports, Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in Vilhauer v. Horsemens' Sports, Inc. (July 1999)
Source: SL 1978, ch 269, § 24; SL 2024, ch 153, § 22.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.