24-11B-4. Order upon majority vote of panel--Written decision--Appeals.
The panel may order involuntary feeding or hydration by a majority vote. The panel shall provide its decision in writing to the attending physician, the supervisor of the jail or prison warden, and the prisoner. The prisoner may appeal an adverse decision of the panel to the supervisor of the jail in which the prisoner is confined or the secretary of corrections if the prisoner is confined in a Department of Corrections facility. The prisoner may appeal the decision of the jail supervisor or secretary of corrections to circuit court pursuant to chapter 1-26.
Source: SL 2005, ch 131, ยง4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole
Chapter 11B - Prisoner Involuntary Feeding and Hydration
Section 24-11B-2 - Hearing before panel--Panel members--Prisoner rights.
Section 24-11B-3 - Duties and powers of hearing panel.
Section 24-11B-4 - Order upon majority vote of panel--Written decision--Appeals.
Section 24-11B-5 - Emergency involuntary feeding or hydration without panel review--Limitation.
Section 24-11B-6 - Continuation of feeding or hydration--Determination by physician.
Section 24-11B-7 - Records--Content.
Section 24-11B-8 - Liability for involuntary feeding or hydration of prisoner.