34-26-61. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others.
(a) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the Department of Public Safety and any donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which the individual resides to ascertain whether the individual has made an anatomical gift.
(b) A procurement organization must be allowed reasonable access to information in the records of the Department of Public Safety to ascertain whether an individual at or near death is a donor.
(c) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part that is or could be the subject of an anatomical gift for transplantation, therapy, research, or education from a donor or a prospective donor. During the examination period, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withdrawn unless the hospital or procurement organization knows that the individual expressed a contrary intent.
(d) Unless prohibited by law other than §§34-26-48 to 34-26-72, inclusive, at any time after a donor's death, the person to which a part passes under §34-26-58 may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the body or part for its intended purpose.
(e) Unless prohibited by law other than §§34-26-48 to 34-26-72, inclusive, an examination under subsection (c) or (d) may include an examination of all medical and dental records of the donor or prospective donor.
(f) Upon the death of a minor who was a donor or had signed a refusal, unless a procurement organization knows the minor is emancipated, the procurement organization shall conduct a reasonable search for the parents of the minor and provide the parents with an opportunity to revoke or amend the anatomical gift or revoke the refusal.
(g) Upon referral by a hospital under subsection (a), a procurement organization shall make a reasonable search for any person listed in §34-26-56 having priority to make an anatomical gift on behalf of a prospective donor. If a procurement organization receives information that an anatomical gift to any other person was made, amended, or revoked, it shall promptly advise the other person of all relevant information.
(h) Subject to §§34-26-58(i) and 34-26-70, the rights of the person to which a part passes under §34-26-58 are superior to the rights of all others with respect to the part. The person may accept or reject an anatomical gift in whole or in part. Subject to the terms of the document of gift and §§34-26-48 to 34-26-72, inclusive, a person that accepts an anatomical gift of an entire body may allow embalming, burial or cremation, and use of remains in a funeral service. If the gift is of a part, the person to which the part passes under §34-26-58, upon the death of the donor and before embalming, burial, or cremation, shall cause the part to be removed without unnecessary mutilation.
(i) Neither the physician who attends the decedent at death nor the physician who determines the time of the decedent's death may participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part from the decedent.
(j) A physician or technician may remove a donated part from the body of a donor that the physician or technician is qualified to remove.
Source: SL 2007, ch 197, §14.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 26 - Custody And Disposition Of Bodies And Body Parts
Section 34-26-1 - Personal right to direct disposition of body and bodily parts.
Section 34-26-2 - Autopsy authorized.
Section 34-26-3 - Dissection authorized by decedent during life.
Section 34-26-4 - Dissection authorized by spouse or next of kin.
Section 34-26-7 - Dissection authorized by legislative enactment.
Section 34-26-9 - Receipt and record of bodies received by medical school.
Section 34-26-11 - Use of unclaimed bodies by medical school--Burial of remains.
Section 34-26-12 - Autopsies at hospitals for the mentally ill.
Section 34-26-13 - Unauthorized dissection of body as misdemeanor.
Section 34-26-14 - Right to custody of dead body--Coroner's custody pending inquest.
Section 34-26-15 - Burial within reasonable time required.
Section 34-26-18 - Failure to make burial as misdemeanor--Civil liability for treble expenses.
Section 34-26-19 - Provisions applicable to parts of body.
Section 34-26-21.1 - Department of Public Safety distribution of information on organ donation.
Section 34-26-47 - Hospital protocol for identifying potential organ donors.
Section 34-26-47.1 - Discrimination in organ transplant process prohibited.
Section 34-26-48 - Short title.
Section 34-26-49 - Definitions.
Section 34-26-50 - Applicability.
Section 34-26-51 - Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death.
Section 34-26-52 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.
Section 34-26-53 - Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
Section 34-26-54 - Refusal to make anatomical gift--Effect of refusal.
Section 34-26-55 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation.
Section 34-26-56 - Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
Section 34-26-58 - Persons who may receive anatomical gift--Purpose of anatomical gift.
Section 34-26-59 - Search and notification.
Section 34-26-60 - Delivery of document of gift not required--Right to examine.
Section 34-26-61 - Rights and duties of procurement organization and others.
Section 34-26-62 - Coordination of procurement and use.
Section 34-26-63 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.
Section 34-26-64 - Other prohibited acts.
Section 34-26-67 - Donor registry.
Section 34-26-68 - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive.
Section 34-26-69 - Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization.
Section 34-26-71 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 34-26-72 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Section 34-26-73 - Disposition of body of deceased servicemember.
Section 34-26-74 - Contracts for disposition--Funeral--Burial.
Section 34-26-75 - Right to control--Order of precedence.
Section 34-26-76 - Forfeiture of right.
Section 34-26-77 - Affidavit--Designation by decedent.
Section 34-26-78 - Court determination against statutory precedence--Considerations.
Section 34-26-79 - Funeral service agreement-- Disposition authorization—Reliance upon content.
Section 34-26-80 - Funeral homes--Limitation of liability--Acting in good faith.