South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 08 - County Hospitals
Section 34-8-8.1 - Determination of professional staff--Discrimination between practitioners prohibited.

34-8-8.1. Determination of professional staff--Discrimination between practitioners prohibited.
A governing board of a hospital subject to chapter 34-8 shall reasonably and properly determine, subject to the right of judicial review, the membership of the professional staff of the hospital and delineate the staff privileges, but it shall not discriminate between licensed practitioners of the various healing arts.

Source: SL 1981, ch 257, ยง2.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 34 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 08 - County Hospitals

Section 34-8-1 - Establishment and maintenance of county hospital authorized--Types of institutions included.

Section 34-8-2 - County bonds authorized for hospital purchase, construction or equipment--Maximum amount--Annual tax--Issuance--Sale.

Section 34-8-4 - Election on county hospital or bond issue--Percentage of vote required for approval.

Section 34-8-4.1 - Additions to hospitals--Revenue bonds authorized.

Section 34-8-4.2 - Election not required for revenue bonds--Protest requiring election.

Section 34-8-5 - Hospital tax levy in lieu of bonds--Maximum levy--Accumulation of funds.

Section 34-8-6 - Management of hospital by county commissioners--Rules and regulations.

Section 34-8-7 - Board of trustees for management of hospital--Terms of office of trustees--Removal of trustee.

Section 34-8-8.1 - Determination of professional staff--Discrimination between practitioners prohibited.

Section 34-8-10 - Leasing in lieu of county operation of hospital--Bond required.

Section 34-8-11 - County hospital as public hospital--Charges paid from county general fund--Collection of accounts.

Section 34-8-12 - Rules governing admission to hospital--Reimbursement of county for cost of care--Costs paid from general fund.

Section 34-8-13 - Receipts for payments to hospital.

Section 34-8-14 - Lien of county for hospital costs paid from poor fund.

Section 34-8-15 - Lien for cost of hospital services provided persons other than county charges.

Section 34-8-16 - Termination of lien for hospital charges.

Section 34-8-17 - Filing of statement of hospital charges--Indexing and notice of lien.

Section 34-8-18 - Foreclosure of lien for hospital charges.

Section 34-8-19 - County levy for operation and maintenance of hospital.

Section 34-8-20 - Monthly payment of hospital receipts into fund--Use of surplus in fund.

Section 34-8-22 - Warrants for disbursements from hospital fund.

Section 34-8-23 - County wards in other hospitals--Appropriation.