36-4B-25. Immunity from liability of physician transferring patient--Conditions for immunity.
No physician, who in good faith arranges for, requests, recommends or initiates the transfer of a patient from a hospital to a critical medical care facility in another hospital, may be liable for any civil damages as a result of such transfer where sound medical judgment indicates that the patient's medical condition is beyond the care capability of the transferring hospital, or the medical community in which that hospital is located, and where the physician has confirmed that the transferee facility possesses a more appropriate level of capability for treating the patient's medical needs, and where the physician has secured a prior agreement from the transferee facility to accept and give necessary treatment to the patient.
Source: SL 1978, ch 269, §25.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 36 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 04B - Advanced Life Support Personnel
Section 36-4B-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 36-4B-2 - Program created--Implementing agencies.
Section 36-4B-5 - Federal personnel not restricted--Religious groups not practicing medicine.
Section 36-4B-7 - Requirements--Educational programs in advanced life support.
Section 36-4B-11 - Notice to board of changes in directorship or content of educational programs.
Section 36-4B-12 - Withdrawal of approval for failure of educational program to meet requirements.
Section 36-4B-13 - Issuance of advanced life support licenses--Qualifications of applicants.
Section 36-4B-13.1 - License--Background check required.
Section 36-4B-14 - Licensing without examination of licensee from another state.
Section 36-4B-15 - Medical supervision of advanced life support personnel.
Section 36-4B-16 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-intermediate/99.
Section 36-4B-16.1 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-intermediate/85.
Section 36-4B-16.2 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-advanced.
Section 36-4B-17 - Practices permitted by licensed paramedics.
Section 36-4B-18 - Additional tasks permitted with adequate training and proficiency.
Section 36-4B-18.1 - Critical care endorsement.
Section 36-4B-20 - Hospital and institutional rules applicable.
Section 36-4B-21 - Immunity from liability of licensees--Exceptions.
Section 36-4B-22 - Immunity from liability of sponsoring organization--Exceptions.
Section 36-4B-24 - Immunity from liability of supervising physician--Exception.
Section 36-4B-26 - Annual renewal of license required--Form.
Section 36-4B-28 - Suspension on failure to renew license--Reinstatement.
Section 36-4B-31 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license.
Section 36-4B-32 - Appeal of board decisions.
Section 36-4B-33 - Suspension of license for mental incompetency--Restoration to reason.
Section 36-4B-34 - Reissuance of canceled, suspended or revoked license.
Section 36-4B-34.1 - Peer review committee--Activities--Liability of members.
Section 36-4B-34.2 - Data of peer review committee--Disclosure--Discovery--Admissibility--Testimony.
Section 36-4B-34.4 - Peer review activity defined.
Section 36-4B-35 - Advanced life support program--Rules.
Section 36-4B-36 - Prohibited rules.
Section 36-4B-37 - Advanced life support personnel advisory committee--Appointment--Terms--Duties.
Section 36-4B-38 - Training on use of auto-injector for emergency administration of epinephrine.